Penn. captain suspended for encouraging strike of volunteer firefighters

  • Source: fire engineering
  • Published: 01/31/2012 12:00 AM

Chambersburg Fire Department Captain Patrick Martin has been suspended without pay for 240 working hours for "conduct unbecoming of an officer." During a special meeting Monday, Chambersburg Borough Council unanimously voted to suspend Martin after he sent an Oct. 26 letter to International Association of Fire Fighters members asking they support IAFF by "refraining from providing volunteer firefighting services to the Borough of Chambersburg." Martin, president of the Greater Chambersburg Area Paid Fire Fighters Association, had written the letter in response to council's proposal to reduce the fire department in the 2012 budget.



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