Kentucky Firefighter Facing Discipline Over Vehicle Stunt

Posted by: Curt Varone 24 hours ago 0

A Kentucky firefighter has been placed on administrative leave as his fire department investigates a social media post containing a photo of him hanging out of a moving car window while wearing a department shirt. The Clay City Fire Department reportedly became aware of the incident by a Facebook post.

A concerned citizen took the photo and shared it online, explaining that the male passenger hung out of the passenger-side window of a Cadillac for nearly 2 miles until the vehicle nearly collided with another vehicle. WAVE quoted Powell County Judge-Executive Eddie Barnes, as saying:

  • He could’ve lost balance, fell out of the car, and according to the witness, they were at a high rate of speed.
  • It could’ve caused somebody else to wreck by coming up on it and seeing somebody hanging out of the window driver’s attention.
  • They can run off the road, or they could’ve hit head-on or anything like that.

About Curt Varone

Curt Varone has over 45 years of fire service experience and 35 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid on call experience. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.
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