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There is no good reason to post your true opinions about anything even remotely controversial under your real name. I don't know why people feel so compelled to do it. If I employed her in a position of public trust within the community, and firefighter is pretty high up on that list, I'd fire her too.
But the guy who led a mob to dox her is the worst: claiming some false pious burden while going against the literal commands of Jesus and stirring up hatred that would obviously lead to death threats against her and her family. It hardly comes as a surprise, though; that's typical of Christian reactionaries.
I would never fire her. I don't give into terrorists and Christian nationalists are exactly that. You have a second amendment right as well.
It's not about "giving into terrorists," it's about losing community trust when you work in a position of trust.
If Bernie or AOC were brutally murdered and it was caught on video and a firefighter or EMT posted something that callous immediately afterward, that would inspire questions in the community about whether or not that person would feel the same way if they knew the politics of someone calling emergency services. It's a breach of professionalism in a position that requires community trust.
If you want to broadcast controversial, callous opinions when you work in a position like that, do it somewhere not tied to your name.