Tag Archives: suspension

A sex scandal in the Columbus Fire Department that cost one firefighter his job has claimed another victim. Battalion Chief Gerald C. Birkhimer has been demoted to lieutenant for his role in covering up on-duty sexual activity between Firefighter Marc ...

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Today’s burning question: Can an officer be disciplined for not supervising a firefighter while both are off-duty? For example if some officers were out on the town with some firefighters, and the firefighters start to get a little rowdy, do ...

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A New Jersey volunteer fire company filed suit today against its fire district claiming the district commissioners breached it’s contract and exceeded its authority when it suspended five firefighters, including the company’s top line and administrative officers. The Southard Fire ...

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A former Palm Beach battalion chief who was demoted in 2011 and fired in 2012 has filed a new suit against the town, claiming it violated the state’s pubic record act. Jason Weeks was one of two firefighters at the ...

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The Milwaukee Fire Department is moving forward with plans to terminate the five remaining firefighters involved with the Station 32 vandalism incident last September.

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A South Carolina fire chief, captain and firefighter have been suspended for 90 days because they allowed Santa to ride on a truck during a parade last December. The Anderson County Fire Commissioners suspended three members of the Starr Fire ...

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Two North Carolina firefighters have been terminated and two others disciplined in the wake of an investigation into sexual misconduct. The discipline comes a year after three other employees were fired from the same department, the Salisbury Fire Department, for ...

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Todays burning question: Can a volunteer firefighter be disciplined for publically supporting a petition NOT to lay off two career firefighters. There’s an interesting case developing in Monroe Township, New Jersey involving the six-month suspension of a deputy chief for ...

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