Captain Frank Lima LAFD
There’ve been reports of various members being
disciplined over alleged “leaks” to the press over firefighters failing major
parts of the physical fitness standards at the Training Academy and one member
allegedly refusing to get off a rig at fires.
IF
you should find yourself in such a situation...think JACKPOT!
In Los Angeles, LAFD Captain Frank Lima refused to
obey both LAFD Officials and L.A. Elected Officials and WOULD NOT push substandard female recruits through that Academy.
Captain Frank Lima (1) Disobeyed direct orders given by superiors and (2) refused to comply with directives
from elected City Officials.
He was summarily dismissed from his duties at the
LAFD Fire Academy and passed over for promotion.
Frank Lima sued the City of Los Angeles for
discrimination and retaliation and won a judgment of $4.8 MILLION from the City
of Los Angeles. (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/08/la-city-council-agrees-to-pay-81-million-to-two-former-firefighters-who-sued.html)
and (http://www.adversity.net/lafd/).
Captain Lima claimed, in court papers, that he was
discriminated and retaliated against because he was a male and applied the same
standards in training a female recruit that he would have done had she been a
man.
Fitness
and standards are a HEALTH & SAFETY issue and as such,
they ARE protected under federal whistle-blower statutes.
Moreover, the FDNY’s Fire Marshall’s subpoena powers
have traditionally been restricted to dealing with criminal investigations. The
investigation into whether a member breached various FDNY regulations (especially
ones that may run afoul of federal whistle-blower protections) is NOT a “criminal
investigation.
That too, should be legally challenged.
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