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CITY
 OF
 H RTFORD
INTERDEP RTMENT L
 MEMOR NDUM
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:DATE:
Cc:
Santiago Malave,
 Director
 of
 Human
 Resources
 ^^ ^^
harles A.
 Teale
 Sr., Fire Chief
Preliminary
 Investigation of Training Deputy Chief Daniel Nolan
April
 18,2008
Please
 be advised that the preliminary investigation of the charges brought against TrainingDeputy Chief Nolan is now complete.This investigation was conducted by Assistant Chief Michael Parker with representatives ofLocal 760 present including President Vincent Fusco and
 1
st
 Vice President Scott Brady andthe results were forwarded to me on April
 18,2008.
I am in receipt of the findings and would like to meet at
 your
 earliest convenience for review
and
 consultation to determine
 what
 must be accomplished regarding this matter.
 
To; Chief
 Charles
 A
 TealeSr.From;
 Asst.
 Chief
 M.A.
 Parker
Date;
 April
 17,
 2008Subject; Preliminary investigations
Chief Teale;
The
 preliminary
 investigations were conducted into three anonymous alleged
allegations
 against
 Deputy Chief Nolan,
 The
 Training
 Division,
 (including
 a
 detail
Lieutenant
 and a
 detail
 Firefighter)
 the
 19
 new
 probationary
 firefighters, the EAP
 liaisonand a Fire
 Cadet were
 all
 interviewed
 by
 President Fusco (Local 760),
 Vice-President
Brady
 (local
 760),
 and me.
The
 3
 ajiojnvjnous
 alleged
 allegations are;
1)
 Deputy
 Chief
 Nolan,
 of
 training,
 is
 giving
 out
 questions
 to the
oral
 interview
 before
 the
 applicants meet with Chief
 Teale
in
return
 for a
 donation
 to
 Chief Nolan's Charities.
 (
 referred
 from
the
 Chief
 Operating
 Officer)
2) Did
 Deputy Chief Nolan violate
 the
 Hartford
 Fire Department'sVehicle Usage Policy?
 (
 referred
 from
 Asst.
 Chief
 Milner)
3)
 Deputy Chief Nolan
 solicited
 the
 recruits
 to
 donate
 to a
 charity
he is
 involved
 in to
 reduce
 the
 number
 of
 towers
 to be run forpunishment,
 (referred
 from
 Vincent Fusco, Pres. Local 760)
The
 first anonymous alleged allegation; (current recruit process)
Deputy
 Chief
 Nolan, of
 training,
 is
 giving
 out
 questions
 to the
 oralinterview
 before
 the
 applicants meet with Chief Teale
in
 return
 for a
 donation
 to
Chief
 Nolan's
 Charities.Deputy Chief Nolan admitted
 to
 speaking
 to
 eight
 to ten
 applicants prior
 to
the
 Fire
 Chiefs
 interview
 but
 only could recall Robert
 Sharkevich's
 name.Deputy Chief Nolan said
 the
 discussion centered around general questions
 on
what
 to do to get
 ready,
 or
 when
 the
 test
 was
 going
 to
 start.Deputy Chief Nolan denied having
 any
 knowledge
 of the
 questions beingasked
 by
 Chief Teale
 or
 Asst. Chief Parker.Deputy Chief Nolan admitted that
 he
 told
 some
 recruits
 that
 the
 class
would
 start
 in
 June sometime. (Could
 not
 re-call names)
Deputy
 Chief Nolan
 is
 involved
 in
 many
 charities; Cystic Fibrosis,Leukemia, Miami Project, Cherish
 the
 Children...
 
The
 second anonymous alleged allegation;
Did
 Deputy Chief
 Nolan
 violate
 the
 Hartford
 Fire Department's VehicleUsage Policy?
Deputy
 Chief
 Nolan
 acknowledged that
 he has
 commuter privileges only
and his use of the
 Fire Department vehicle
 is to be
 used
 for
 Fire Department businessonly. Deputy Chief Nolan denies ever traveling
 out of
 state
 to
 destination such
 as, New
York
 or
 Rhode Island
 in his
 assigned Fire Department vehicle.
 The
 following vehicles
and
 mileage checks
 are as
 follows;
Name
 Vehicle Mileage In-service dateD.C.Nolan
 5-HFD
 8,520miles
 Nov.
 27,2007
Supt
 Smith
 7-HFD
 5,43 9
 miles Oct.
 31,2007
Ms.
 Soltys
 207-HFD
 3,500
 miles Nov.
 2,2007
FMO
 Casares
 4-HFD 2,850 miles
 Oct.31,2007
Supt.
 Cote
 6-HFD
 2,600 miles Jan.
 1,2008
The
 third anonymous alleged allegation; (former recruit
 class,
 10/22/07
 -1/25/08)
Deputy
 Chief Nolan
 solicited
 the
 recruits
 to
 donate
 to a
 charity that
 he is
involved
 in to
 reduce
 the
 number
 of
 towers
 to be run for
 punishment?
1)
 Deputy Chief Nolan denied soliciting recruits
 to
 purchase
 raffle
tickets
 during recruit training,
 to
 reduce
 the
 number
 of punishment
 towers
to
 be
 run.
 Deputy
 Chief
 Nolan said that
 he had no
 tickets
 of any
 kind
 to
sell
 during recruit training.
When
 the 20
 recruits were asked; Did Deputy Chief Nolan
 solicit
you or the
 class
 to buy or
 sell
 raffle
 tickets or any
 tickets
 in
 return
 for a
lesser number
 of
 punishment
 towers
 to be
 run? Sixteen
 (16)
 recruits
responded
 yes, they were solicited
 to
 purchase tickets
 for a
 fund
 raiser
 or
charity.
2)
 Deputy Chief Nolan admitted
 to
 soliciting
 donations
 for the
'Lea Foundation'
 to
 support
 the
 'Big Climb'
 but
 denies ever requesting
Sony
 play-stations, electronic games,
 or the
 monetary equivalent
 of
 such
to
 reduce
 the
 number
 of
 punishment towers
 to be
 run. Deputy Chief
Nolan
 said that
 a
 recruit voluntarily donated salsa lessons
 to the
 'LeahFoundation'.
When
 the 20
 recruits were asked; Did Deputy Chief Nolan
 askyou
 or the
 recruit class
 to
 donate play-stations
 or
 electronic games
 to a
charity
 to
 reduce
 the
 number
 of
 punishment towers
 to be
 run? ,
 nineteen
(19)
 recruits responded yes.
3)
 Deputy Chief Nolan denies telling
 the
 recruit class that
 if
 theyparticipated
 in the
 'Big Climb',
 on
 their
 own
 time, that
 he
 would reduce
the
 number
 of punishment
 towers
 to be
 run.
When
 the
 twenty
 (20) recruits were asked; Did
 Deputy
 Chief
Nolan
 tell you,
 or the
 class, that
 if you
 participated
 in the
 'Big
 Climb',
 on
your
 own
 time, their punishment towers would
 be
 reduced? ,
 seven
 (7)recruits
 responded yes.

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