Sony has refused to identify all the computer makers that may be using defective batteries that can cause laptop computers to catch fire, contending that disclosure is up to the PC makers affected.
Mr. Clinton, the Deputy Fire Commissioner, contended that the pension system's board serves a similar role.
In a tense meeting shortly before he was fired, Mr. Siciliano contended, Ms. Brooks called him "nuts" and "a zealot" for insisting on bringing his concerns to federal officials.
Other guild members have sought to fire Mr. Allen, contending that he has mishandled negotiations with the producers' group.
Because state law forbids governments from setting hiring quotas for women and minorities, fire officials contend that working harder to increase the number of applicants from underrepresented groups is their best chance of success.
Times staffers late Thursday called on Tronc to fire Levinsohn, contending he was unfit to lead the news organization, especially as it has been aggressively pursuing allegations of sexual harassment by Sacramento politicians and Hollywood entertainment figures.
"Instead of adding new fire retardant chemicals that ultimately may be shown to cause health problems, we should be asking whether we need to use these chemicals or if there are other ways to achieve equivalent fire safety," contends Arlene Blum, a biophysical chemist and visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley.
But federal officials and fire safety experts contend that fire codes and other requirements would probably have made a difference.
In July 1999, a Hempstead village police officer extinguished the temple's outdoor ceremonial fire, because he contended it was a code violation.
But Mr. Santana's video, which emerged within days of the shooting and provoked international outrage, made Mr. Slager a pariah to many in law enforcement, an anomaly of policing who strayed far from his duties and oath when he opened fire and, prosecutors contended, tried to stage the scene to make the shooting appear justified.
