"All other applicants." -- that's funny. One would presume that the city actually performed an exhaustive, nation-wide search for a fire chief. They didn't. In fact, I've heard that Chief Bleskachek was the only person to apply for the position. How many assistant chiefs, deputy chiefs, battalion chiefs, and captains does this department have? The fact that only one person -- Ms. Bleskachek -- out of that entire group wanted to be chief is an indictment for the way the city is mismanaging the fire department.