http://statter911.com/2009/11/05/convicted-felons-as-firefighters-the-view-from-georgia-and-one-city-that-brought-an-arsonist-into-the-department/ Fire & EMS news from the Nation's Capital, the Nation & the world Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:21:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://statter911.com/2009/11/05/convicted-felons-as-firefighters-the-view-from-georgia-and-one-city-that-brought-an-arsonist-into-the-department/comment-page-1/#comment-12308 bert Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:46:15 +0000 http://statter911.com/?p=3761#comment-12308 Sounds like P.g. County Sounds like P.g. County

]]> http://statter911.com/2009/11/05/convicted-felons-as-firefighters-the-view-from-georgia-and-one-city-that-brought-an-arsonist-into-the-department/comment-page-1/#comment-12288 Anonymous Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:16:27 +0000 http://statter911.com/?p=3761#comment-12288 There are plenty of career and volunteer firefighters that have been arrested for an assortment of crimes. These men have served their time and are about done they should get their chance. You are going to get a couple bad apples at times. There are plenty of career and volunteer firefighters that have been arrested for an assortment of crimes. These men have served their time and are about done they should get their chance. You are going to get a couple bad apples at times.

]]> http://statter911.com/2009/11/05/convicted-felons-as-firefighters-the-view-from-georgia-and-one-city-that-brought-an-arsonist-into-the-department/comment-page-1/#comment-12286 NJFF Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:15:33 +0000 http://statter911.com/?p=3761#comment-12286 Didn't you hear him on the video? He said he didn't do it, so he must be innocent... I'm surprised that anyone including the city administrator won't face some disciplinary action for this. Their failure to use common sense will haunt them. Didn’t you hear him on the video? He said he didn’t do it, so he must be innocent… I’m surprised that anyone including the city administrator won’t face some disciplinary action for this. Their failure to use common sense will haunt them.

]]> http://statter911.com/2009/11/05/convicted-felons-as-firefighters-the-view-from-georgia-and-one-city-that-brought-an-arsonist-into-the-department/comment-page-1/#comment-12283 Tiger Schmittendorf Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:06:19 +0000 http://statter911.com/?p=3761#comment-12283 That's exactly why we have a law in NY that requires an arson check as part of the membership screening process and prevents an arsonist from becoming a firefighter.It also requires that an arson tag be assigned to any arson related conviction even though the plaintiff may plead down to a non-arson charge such as criminal mischief. We're trying to fill some of the cracks that these folks slip through. That’s exactly why we have a law in NY that requires an arson check as part of the membership screening process and prevents an arsonist from becoming a firefighter.It also requires that an arson tag be assigned to any arson related conviction even though the plaintiff may plead down to a non-arson charge such as criminal mischief. We’re trying to fill some of the cracks that these folks slip through.

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