The union advised members to follow FDNY regulations but to contact the UFOA for legal representation if they feel they are the subject of an investigation. All FDNY Summonses, pursuant to the Fire Department Rules and Regulations require that the respondent correct the conditions that caused the violation and file a Certificate of.
“As part of this discussion, questions may be asked to specific UFOA members over their actions or their recollections,” the message said. Violation Orders Vacate Orders If you receive an FDNY Summons, you have the option of admitting to the violation and certifying correction to the Fire Department. The Uniformed Fire Officers Association sent out a message to its members on Saturday warning them of the directive and that the department is in “possession of video footage of the event.” “So efforts to get the names of the booers is an effort by the government to chill free speech and is unconstitutional.” “Firefighters have an absolute constitutional right to boo the attorney general, and the government has no power to punish them for it,” Dershowitz told The Post. “Most were off-duty and not in FDNY uniform.”įamed constitutional and criminal law attorney Alan Dershowitz blasted the FDNY’s hunt down. If you receive a FDNY Vacate Order Summons, the unsafe condition must be corrected, and proof of the correction must be provided to the FDNY. When it backfired, they sent their fascist pit bulls after guys for exercising their First Amendment rights,” he said. The Fire Department may issue a vacate order if a property is not in compliance with fire Code and/or Fire Department Rules. “It was a political stunt for the city to have the AG there. They will come to headquarters to be educated why their behavior is unacceptable.”Īn FDNY retiree fumed at the department’s heavy-handed response. FDNY’s censure of firefighters who booed Tish is a disgraceĪ list of talking points for deputy chiefs doing the investigation obtained by The Post said: “We want the members to come forward.