San Jose Fire chief calls for disciplinary action against those involved in strip club scandal

SAN JOSE – San Jose Hearth Division Chief Robert Sapien, Jr. referred to as on the town supervisor to take disciplinary motion towards these concerned within the division’s strip membership scandal in a memorandum signed on Friday.

An investigation that concluded final month revealed that insurance policies, procedures, guidelines and rules have been violated final 12 months after a video surfaced of a lady in a bikini getting out of a hearth truck parked outdoors a strip membership in October.

San Jose Hearth Chief, Robert Sapien Jr., was made conscious on Oct. 6 of a video on social media that confirmed a hearth division emergency automobile positioned outdoors of the Pink Poodle, an grownup leisure membership situated at 328 S. Bascom Avenue, on Oct 5. 

A video posted on the Instagram account “San Jose Foos” confirmed a lady leaving Engine 4 outdoors the membership’s entrance.

In response to the memorandum doc, Sapien prompted an investigation into the video that was coordinated with the Metropolis’s Supervisor’s Workplace of Worker Relations.

Following the outcomes of the investigation, Sapien advised that the town supervisor take disciplinary motion towards these concerned within the division’s strip membership scandal.

The names of the workers concerned will stay confidential, and the town mentioned it might not have the ability to give additional particulars. 

“The actions portrayed within the video have been acquired with disappointment and concern, as they appeared severely misaligned with the Division’s mission and values and have been extremely detrimental to the boldness and belief of our neighborhood and our workforce,” mentioned Sapien within the memorandum. 

He mentioned the division is performing to strengthen requirements of conduct throughout the organizations beginning with all senior officers and progressively to every worker.