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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two captains demoted after a scandal at California’s firefighting training academy were restored to their previous rank within a month, prompting the agency’s chief to say Monday that he will try to demote them again.
Forestry and Fire Protection Director Ken Pimlott also said he was working with the state’s personnel department to develop better training after learning that the disciplinary reports filed against the two captains inadvertently allowed for the rapid reinstatements. Records obtained by The Associated Press show other recent Cal Fire disciplinary actions unrelated to the training academy scandal also failed to stand.
The cases include a helicopter pilot who flew while wearing a full-face gorilla mask and a deputy chief who ordered firefighters to shed their shirts and dance at charity events. Both appealed their punishment to the personnel board and had the penalties reduced.
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