Posted on 09/14/2015 6:07:53 PM PDT by markomalley
The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department is dealing with a controversy that has generated a different kind of heat. An ad on an escort website has recently surfaced featuring different women posing suggestively on equipment at an Atlanta fire station.
In one photo, one woman poses suggestively on a fire truck, while in another, the same woman dons a firefighter’s vest. In others, various scantily clad women don fire helmets and other rescue gear. Insignia clearly indicates that the photos took place inside Atlanta Fire Station 2.
The fire department has responded to the ads, according to Fox 5:
“The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department will launch an internal investigation into the matter, and will take decisive action based on the outcome of the investigation,” read a statement from an Atlanta Fire Department spokesperson.
According to firefighters, it’s not unusual for citizens to visit fire stations, where firefighters will often take them on a tour of the facility and allow them to take photos with equipment. What is out of the ordinary is the nature of these particular shots.
The ads appeared on the escort site Backpage.com, and they have since disappeared from the site. According to another news station, WXIA, the ads contained language such as, “Available now. Come experience this hottie” and “Satisfaction Guaranteed,” and indicated that the women were 22 and 24 years of age.
Representatives for Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said that the city has launched an investigation and will take “appropriate action” as needed, but the mayor hastily cancelled an interview with a news reporter when he learned that the interview would include questions about the photos.
The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department has been no stranger to controversy over the last couple of years. Last year, Mayor Reed sacked Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran over a book the chief had written in which he expressed his belief that marriage should solely be between a man and a woman. That incident led to a push for religious liberty legislation in the state. Fortunately for the city, the photo controversy should have a shorter life span.
Isn’t this yer neck o’ the woods?
The pole dancers won’t like these ho’s playing on their stage.
It’s a Done’lap 4 season special...with too many lug nuts !
Fireho’s.
DANG!
ahahahaha THANKS!! no other words are necessary!
Sadly..... smokes cleared.
No, he wasn’t. Do you get all your news from MSNBC?
Chet would have complained just because it was something Gage wanted.
Chet was very good about complaining.
“Some ladies are really turned on by Fire Fighters.”
And some are really turned on by pyromaniacs and a list of other things too long to post.
So? A sexily-clad woman wants to take pictures posing with your equipment. How many guys are going to say no?
This is actually my fire station.
Quit pulling the Alarm then will ya!
If I don’t stop pulling my alarm, I’ll go blind.
LOL
In the interest of fairness he's actually been a very strong supported of a major cleanup of corruption and theft in the water department. Yeah, it surprised me too. I know some of the guys who've been arresting and firing people and they say that Mayor Reed has backed them 100%.
Excellent. Maybe we can get some of your friends jobs in DeKalb County when they’re done with the City of Atlanta. The Mike Bowers report that’s due out in the next month promises to be a real eye-opener.
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