It was announced today that American flags would be put back on trucks in every one of the Arlington Fire District's stations.

In a joint statement by the The Arlington Board of Fire Commissioners and the Arlington Professional Fire Fighters Association, it was announced that new flags will now fly on each front line engine at all stations throughout the district. Controversy over the removal of the flags from fire trucks quickly escalated after safety concerns were raised by the Board of Fire Commissioners.

The flags will not be the three-foot by five-foot flags that were originally attached to the trucks, however, but smaller two-foot by three-foot versions. When we spoke with Chief Tory Gallante about the controversy last week he was not very receptive to our suggestion to simply make the flags smaller.

I didn't see an issue with the size of the flags that were on the vehicles. I believe they were three by five which really aren't that big, and... you want to see them too.

Gallante did follow that up with an indication that he would be willing to work with the board to come up with a solution.

The new flags will also be positioned in a new way so they will no longer interfere with the access or the functions of the fire equipment. In addition, they will strictly adhere to the U.S. Flag Code, another concern some had about properly displaying old glory.

You can hear more of our interview with the Arlington Fire Chief as he explains what he believes was the motivation behind the removal of the flags.

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