Overview

• The Shingu City Fire Headquarters announced the disciplinary suspension on October 2, with the decision dated October 1 in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
• The firefighter drove a municipal light van three times between January and March on runs between the fire station and city facilities, and he did not operate a fire engine.
• He had never obtained a license, was hired in April last year without a license check, and later falsely claimed he had lost and then returned his license before the deception was uncovered.
• For the March incident, police referred the case and a summary court ordered a 300,000 yen fine in July, according to Asahi Shimbun.
• Fire Chief Kazuyuki Takeda apologized and said procedures were revised to verify licenses at hiring and during duty, and senior supervisors received formal cautions.