We seem to be developing a real problem. Our EMS division which is all female but one, seems to be having issues with the fire division. Actually a new female member of three years and newly elected captain, seems to be punishing the fire division because of one member she has taken an extreme dislike to. At one meeting, she made actual claims which this long time member finally had had enough and stood up and said that he had had enough, that she was bearing false witness and when he questioned her, said he discovered she is actually lying. She was behind a two year incident involving a hydrant and sprinkler issue that when installed was set up wrong and never inspected afterwards, which she tried to get the FD to pay the $700 bill. The FD was found innocent of any wrong doing and exonerated. This EMS captain was a board member where this sprinkler system was installed at. It looked like a conflict of interest and in my opinion she should have removed herself from the process. Now this FD member is claiming aggrieved status and came over to my house to show his follow up evidence that directly contradicts this emt's claims. In fact they are from outside government agencies that glowingly support this fireman. Now the day after the city council's meeting the mayor has asked to come over to my house to get copies of the Departments constitution.
The president of the fire board and only member of the EMS squad now seems to be defending the fire captain. It has been suggested that with our small department that because of this, any removal of this female ems captain might force the department to close its ems division and that could possibly be the reason why the president of the board is leaning towards this ems captain and in many of the fire divisions opinion, is a trouble maker.
Now the president of our mutual aid association confirmed a couple times that his own department had two members who refused to go on calls if they knew this ems captain was responding.
My question is this, does the president of the board have reason to support this ems captain who is obviously been a problem and is trying to create a problem? If she is making false claims and bearing false witness and lying, as this two decades member claims, deserve to be removed or demoted to save the ems division?
I know this seems like airing dirty laundry, but would prefer to get opinions here versus letting it get too far out in the open.
The president of the fire board and only member of the EMS squad now seems to be defending the fire captain. It has been suggested that with our small department that because of this, any removal of this female ems captain might force the department to close its ems division and that could possibly be the reason why the president of the board is leaning towards this ems captain and in many of the fire divisions opinion, is a trouble maker.
Now the president of our mutual aid association confirmed a couple times that his own department had two members who refused to go on calls if they knew this ems captain was responding.
My question is this, does the president of the board have reason to support this ems captain who is obviously been a problem and is trying to create a problem? If she is making false claims and bearing false witness and lying, as this two decades member claims, deserve to be removed or demoted to save the ems division?
I know this seems like airing dirty laundry, but would prefer to get opinions here versus letting it get too far out in the open.
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