Every Fire Department in Minnesota publicly proclaimed readiness to backup Chief Fruetel and MFD Sat May 30. Although he’d told CNN the Minneapolis Fire Dept. was “short staffed” 22 hours earlier

Chief Fruetel did not accept their help.

President of the local firefighters union, Mark Lakosky said, ‘There were nights engines didn’t run and I know fires were burning. How many buildings have to be on fire before you call people in and run every rig you got?’

Mayor Frey re-appointed Chief Fruetel June 17, 2020

Star Tribune June 18 and July 31 2020