Phantom
07-11-2004, 10:44 PM
"The lawsuit alleges that the female firefighter was severely harassed by a small group Station No. 6 called "The Orangemen." They reportedly belong to a national group called FOOLS -- the Fraternal Organization Of Leatherheads.
"It's an organization that's steeped in tradition. And they have a reputation of being very exclusionary, almost cult-like and gang-like," York said.
The FOOLS Web site lists almost 50 Sacramento firefighters as members.
The Orangemen and FOOLS organizations are not illegal groups."
The above quote is from the lawyer for a FF alleging discrimination in the Sacramento CA FD.
What what you do out there, many fraternal organizations can easily become targets....
For the complete story go to firehouse.com
"It's an organization that's steeped in tradition. And they have a reputation of being very exclusionary, almost cult-like and gang-like," York said.
The FOOLS Web site lists almost 50 Sacramento firefighters as members.
The Orangemen and FOOLS organizations are not illegal groups."
The above quote is from the lawyer for a FF alleging discrimination in the Sacramento CA FD.
What what you do out there, many fraternal organizations can easily become targets....
For the complete story go to firehouse.com