Tuesday, 12 June 2012 13:51

Canton Firefighters Fired For Shift Trading

Written by  Edward L. Esposito
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Canton Firefighters Fired For Shift Trading Canton Fire Department

The other shoe has dropped for five Canton firefighters under investigation for their parts in trading shifts.

The five were identified as paramedic/firefighters  Rosario Carcione; Andrew Bolgiano; William Hallas; Kevin Gordon and Timothy Givens. All had grievance hearings last week.

Today, Canton Public Safety Thomas Ream dismissed all five from the safety force. A news release from the City noted he would have no further comment.

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Five Canton city firefighters have been suspended for alleged shift trading. Suspensions range from 60 days to a couple of weeks.

Canton Fire Chief John Whitlatch said the alleged shift trades happened between October and December of 2011.

The announcement of the suspension comes a little more than two months after an audit of the Cleveland Division of Fire revealed widespread abuse of sick time and shift trades. That audit suggested as many as 200 firefighters may have abused the system for years. 

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Edward L. Esposito

Edward L. Esposito

Edward "Ed" Esposito is vice-president, information media for the Rubber City Radio Group. He oversees news and public affairs programs for www.AkronNewsNow.com, 1590 WAKR, 97.5 WONE and 94.9 WQMX. He is Secretary-Treasurer of the Radio Television Digital News Foundation; a former chair of the Radio Television Digital News Association and Foundation and a former president of the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Association. He's also served as a member of the Akron Press Club , Kent State University Student Media Advisory Board, Ohio Open Government Coalition, Northeast Ohio AMBER Task Force. He's lectured on broadcasting and journalism for the University of Missouri in China, as well as across the country for RTDNA and RTDNF. You can reach Ed through the newsroom at 330-864-6397 or by email eesposito@rcrg.net

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