Six Fla. Firefighters Reprimanded Over Risque Display
Source The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville
Two lieutenants and four others with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department will be receiving letters of reprimand for their actions at a charity benefit for a fellow firefighter who was killed when he fell from a tree.
Lieutenants Candice C. Buckner and Yasuko J. Kabish, both eight-year veterans; eight-year engineer Kevin L. Hodges; two-year engineer William T. Spicer; six-year firefighter Joseph J. Gresser and three-year firefighter Charles M. Best will get the letters, according to the department.
The Times-Union requested the release of the names Tuesday.
The six were among firefighters at an Aug. 2 benefit for the family of Jason Bishop, who was killed when he fell from a tree while working in the backyard of a San Pablo home. He was off duty at the time.
The event at the Whisky River bar included firefighters on stage during a date-night auction. In photos posted online, one female firefighter was shown wearing firefighter bunker pants and suspenders that covered only her nipples. The photo has since been removed. Male firefighters were also seen in sexually suggestive poses.
The firefighters were told they violated rules involving representing the department without notifying the chief or duty chief, union president Randy Wyse told the Times-Union Tuesday.
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