Awe, Jeeze! I gotta do all the heavy lifting around here myself...NOT GUILTY! :)
Posted on 08/22/2009 5:46:53 AM PDT by Loyalist
WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg firefighter is accused of having a sexual tryst in a shed behind the firehall while on duty, leaving the station unable to respond to an emergency call.
The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service has launched an internal investigation into the incident, which allegedly occurred last month.
Ken Sim, deputy chief of operations, said Thursday the allegations of wrongdoing involving the firefighter and a female visitor to the station appear to have "merit" and are being treated seriously by the department.
"If someone has put themselves off-site or in an compromising situation, there could be consequences," said Sim. "There are all kinds of expectation around this kind of thing, and the crews have to be at the ready to respond at all times."
The alleged incident occurred on July 17 but wasn’t immediately reported to officials.
The firefighter was accused by at least one colleague of not being in the fire station at the time a call for service came in. He was allegedly found in an equipment shed behind the building with a woman. The crew allegedly had to put themselves out of service and get another to respond.
But Sim said an initial review of all calls for service from the night in question show that nothing was missed by the crew in question. But he says the investigation into that aspect of the allegation remains ongoing.
Sim said a platoon chief was recently tasked with leading the probe and interviewing the firefighter and his seven colleagues who were on-duty that night. There are also two paramedics who would have been working out of the station at the time.
Alex Forrest, president of the United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg, was on holidays Thursday and couldn’t be reached for comment.
Sim said discipline could include forced time off, a letter on his permanent record and "remedial education."
The Osborne Street firehall is no stranger to controversy. It made headlines in 2004 after firefighters were accused of improper behaviour with several young female visitors. Three firefighters were demoted, but two later regained their positions with back pay after the case went to a provincial labour hearing.
Last fall, two Winnipeg paramedics were arrested and charged with trying to solicit sex from two young women while on duty in the West End. Both were suspended from work without pay.
Charges have since been stayed against one employee, while the other remains before the courts.
Using 'sex' as a verb is ridiculous.
Now, had the headline stated that the firefighters was having intercourse while on duty I could understand that perfectly. /s
He just had to pull out the hose. There hadn’t been any “fires” in a long, loooooooong time.
So, I guess the guy is in trouble for using his hose in an unauthorized manner.
As you men do with the female perps we chat about here, I need photographic evidence of the man in question to decide if he’s ‘guilty’ or not.
Or whether I’d ‘hit it.’ :)
Hey, just following the lead of Clinton.
They have not released him name....you will have to withhold judgement, i suppose
lol, we deserved that.
He just wanted to let her slide down the pole.
“Hey, baby. Wanna see my fire hose?”
He forgot about the Firefighter’s Code that says you need to hang the sign on the door of the shed, “Hose Drill in Progress, Do Not Enter”, then all is well. Stupid Rookie!
No, you have it wrong. We men have to see the picture of the woman in question to see if he's guilty.
Awe, Jeeze! I gotta do all the heavy lifting around here myself...NOT GUILTY! :)
Also, NOT GUILTY!
Totally INNOCENT!
Ping. Well at least some interesting pics for the ladies.
..follow the lead of Clinton...etc..
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Only difference is Clinton made Lewinsky a household name and this poor dork gets vilified.
They were both thinking with the same ‘brain’.
But in reality his (firefighter) job probably more important.
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