Officials: Confederate Flag Fire Truck Incident Still Under Investigation
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Remember the southern Minnesota volunteer firefighter who was suspended for flying a Confederate flag during a parade?
Hartland city leaders say the issue remains under investigation, basically because officials have met just one time about it since it happened.
Volunteer firefighter Brian Nielson decided on his own to fly the large Confederate battle flag from the back of the Hartland Fire Department's truck as a protest against political correctness, stating that it was not done in support of racism.
This came during a Fourth of July weekend parade in Albert Lea. At the time, South Carolina's removal of a Confederate flag from its capitol building grounds was a hot topic nationally.
Nielson, who is also an EMS, was suspended for the act.
One Hartland city leader says they are ready to put this issue behind them.