Members of the Richmond Firefighters Local 188 union have unanimously agreed to a vote of no confidence against Fire Chief Angel Montoya, the union’s president said.

Richmond Fire Chief Angel Montoya. (City of Richmond)

From what union president Mike Velazquez says he has seen, morale among Richmond firefighters has been at an all-time low. Working 24-hour shifts sometimes for 20 days in a row to compensate for low staffing levels, Richmond firefighters face strenuous working conditions, according to Velazquez.

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Helena Getahun-Hawkins is an intern at Bay City News through Stanford’s Rebele Fellowship. She’s a rising junior at Stanford majoring in International Relations and minoring in Spanish. She writes for The Stanford Daily under the campus life desk and was most recently managing editor of the Daily’s podcast section. She enjoys covering stories that center around education policy, immigration policy, and identity. Outside of journalism she enjoys drawing, yoga, listening to music, and watching TV.