[3] Firefighters later said that they did not have current training and certifications to perform land-based water rescue, and that funding for the program was cut.
A bystander took off her shoes, preparing to enter the water, but was told by a police officer not to, to let public safety personnel handle it.
[10][11][12] The event made international headlines, and was covered on CNN, Fox News, USA Today and regional media outlets.
[21] [22] [23] [24] In the aftermath of Zack's death, the City of Alameda contracted with Ruben Grijalva to conduct an investigation and produce a report.
"[26] In the intervening period, a memo surfaced that contradicted the fire chief's claim that Zack's death was due to a lack of funding for water rescue programs.
)[30][31] In early 2013, a judge dismissed the lawsuit, saying public safety officials had no legal duty to save Zack.
[35][36] In October 2017, Daniel Borenstein of the East Bay Times wrote an opinion piece about the firefighters union's attempt, including through two friendly city council members, to compel the city manager to name Captain Domenick Weaver the new fire chief.
Some of the specific instances include: [...] Written correspondence urging the selection of [Weaver] and a two-Councilmember meeting with me to suggest that the selection of their candidate would be in the interest of labor peace and would avoid an incident similar to the one involving Raymond Zack (this thinly veiled threat insults the very notion of good government)[.]