has written for Outside, Backpacker, Orion and The Stranger, which listed his essay "Assaulted and Silenced" on its Best American Journalism of 2018. His essay "Brothers in Arms" is featured in the 2020 anthology "Earthly Love." Opinions expressed in this Op-Ed are his own and not representative of Seattle Fire.
The deadline for public employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 means the city of Seattle may lose some veteran firefighters who have served the community...
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