Seven new Boston (MA) firefighters opted to resign recently instead of being terminated because they failed an emergency services technician (EMT) certification test. The firefighters union has gone to court to contest the resignations.
Boston (MA) firefighters have been being certified as EMTs for the past 15 years. The latest resignation comes in the wake of a scandal involving more than 200 EMTs in Massachusetts, including a numer of Boston firefighters, having falsified their training records during recertification.
According to a report from the Boston Globe, Fire Commissioner Roderick Fraser said he required the 50 recruits hired in 2010 to sign a letter saying they would be fired if they did not earn their EMT certificate in a year.
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