And now you know the rest of the story. Or at least part of the rest of the story.
Guess where the volunteer chief and assistant chief of Pennsylvania’s Lake Shore Fire Department worked? The two men, who along with seven other volunteers are accused pulling fire alarms boxes at three fire stations, including their own, are employed by Erie County 911.
Actually you might want to check back soon about the job status of the two men and whether that “are” needs to be changed to “were”. Both have been suspended, but according to GoErie.com their boss says their status might change once he speaks to his boss, the county executive. Sounds like a hint to me.
YourErie.com has the following from a statement issued by the Lake Shore Fire Department indicating the crew will also be getting a rest from firefighting:
All officers involved in the unfortunate incident last weekend…submitted requests for voluntary leaves of absence until legal proceedings are resolved…The Lake Shore Fire Dept. does not believe that it is appropriate to comment upon the events of this past weekend while legal proceedings are pending.
Here are excerpts from the GoErie.com article:
Two of the Lake Shore volunteer firefighters charged with pulling false alarms are employed full time as call takers for Erie County 911, said Erie County Emergency Management Director Joe Weindorf.
Brian R. Salvatore and Robert Burt have been suspended with pay from their jobs, Weindorf said.
He said that status might change as soon as Monday, when Weindorf meets with Erie County Executive Mark DiVecchio about the incident.
Salvatore, 24, is the chief of Lake Shore. Burt, 33, is the assistant chief.
Salvatore, reached by cell phone today, said he could not talk about the charges against him.
“I wish I could but I don’t think it would be a good idea until I talked with my lawyer,” he said.
