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Firefighters Resign,
Retire After Failing Drug Test
Three Akron
firefighters with more than 60 years of dedication combined failed
random drug tests given by the city, according to NewsChannel5.
The three
firefighters tested positive for marijuana use, officials said.
"Right now it's
truly unfortunate," Marcus Moore, senior district chief, said.
Moore served the
Akron Fire Department for 25 years and now he will be forced to
retired from his post at the training center, WEWS said. He will
still get his pension.
"I feel -- to ask a
person to risk his life and be compassionate towards his fellow men
... I feel it's a little harsh to be thrown to the curb," Lt. Marc
Finney of Akron Fire Department said.
Finney worked at
the city administration building controlling the Fire Department's
budget. He had been with the department for 21 years before failing
the test.
The third
firefighter to lose his job after random drug tests is Bill
Barracato. He spent most of his 17 years as a paramedic.
"Employees as a
result of being drug tested of using illegal drugs will be subject
to dismissal," said Ron Oscar of Labor Relations.
WEWS said that in
the firefighters union agreement, there's room for argument.
It states employees
will be subject to dismissal but consideration will be given for
rehabilitation.
"We're going to
continue to argue what we believe is right in our contractual
language -- that the Chief does have discretion to make a decision
to rehabilitate," Lt. Les Gaiser of Akron Firefighter Local 330
said.
WEWS said that all
three men either retired or resigned, so they lose their chance to
appeal to the Civil Service Commission. Records show that no
firefighter has ever won such a case.
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