India, July 8 -- Chief Joel G Baker of the Austin Fire Department faces allegations that he denied the deployment of Austin's firefighters amid the floods in Central Texas over the weekend. The Austin Firefighters Association (AFA) alleged in a Facebook post on Monday that Chief Baker did not allow firefighters from Austin to help in the flood rescue efforts in Kerr County.

The AFA said that they planned to push a no-confidence vote against Baker on July 8, Thursday. They accused Baker of "egregious dereliction of duty" and claimed that lives "were likely lost because of chief Baker's decision."

"It is absolutely outrageous that the Austin Fire Chief, Joel G. Baker, would not allow highly trained firefighters from Austin to respond to K...