Firefighters
Cruisin' For Chicks
Nineteen firefighters in Sacramento, California have been disciplined
for using city fire engines to meet women, including at a local
event in which people dressed as porn stars. Six of the firefighters
have been fired and 13 others have been suspended or reprimanded
following the largest internal probe ever by the Sacramento Fire
Department.
The
misconduct investigation began in early July after reports of
firefighters using city vehicles to cruise bars in the often sleepy
state capital. Later six firefighters were caught taking three
city vehicles to a "Porn Star Costume Ball." A woman at the event
accused one of the firefighters of sexual assault aboard a fire
engine. Prosecutors dropped the charges after determining the
sexual encounter was consensual even thought it was inappropriate
use of city equipment.