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Clark County Firefighters Take Less Sick Leave

Published March 22, 2012 at 5:00 AM PDT

For the last two years Clark County firefighters have been heavily scrutinized for their use of sick leave.  One county commissioner accused the department of gaming the system.  Now it has been learned that the amount of sick leave taken by firefighters has dropped by 40%; for fire chiefs it has dropped by 90%.  Is there still an FBI investigation?  Have firefighters lost the public trust?

 

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Joe Schoenmann, reporter, LV Sun

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  • LV Sun: Clark County firefighters use of sick leave falls by 57,000 hours

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