FIREFIGHTERS: "WE'RE BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BY IMPERSONATORS."

PAFFITSWAOA President
Graham-Bob Heckenlebber
at press conference

 TOO MANY POLICE, NOT ENOUGH FIREFIGHTER IMPERSONATORS, SAYS UNION

Days after a Tualatin man was arrested for allegedly impersonating a police officer, the president of the local firefighters union said his organization is considering filing a lawsuit claiming discrimination against firefighters.  "You hear about people impersonating cops all the time, but nobody ever impersonates firefighters, and that's discrimination," said PAFFITSWAOA president Graham-Bob Heckenlebber.  He added that the union hopes to institute a free training program in the future for would-be firefighter impersonators.  "This is an important issue and we feel it's also incumbent upon us to do our part to bolster the ranks of firefighter impersonators."