New fire chief surprised to find his name on New Chapel EMS taxes

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Ай бұрын

Tim Franklin was assistant chief of New Chapel Fire from 2019 until May. But someone put him down as "director" for three years; once with a questionable signature.
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@danielhostetler9493 Ай бұрын

It is encouraging to see these men rise to the challenge, demonstrate integrity and ethics and move beyond the poison of the former situation.

@Brian-pz3wh Ай бұрын

A deep hard look into this grifter Jamey Noel bosses needs to be done. This was NOT done in a vacuum. He had bosses who for two decades, twenty years failed to recognize what this guy was doing? Yeah....it's either incompetence or conspiracy.

@markmoses7300 23 күн бұрын

It's the latter conspiracy

@Brian-pz3wh 21 күн бұрын

@@markmoses7300 Sadly. you are likely correct.

@jamestaylor3805 9 күн бұрын

Conspiracy to continue business as usual for many small towns... Those with influence always think it's the right thing to use it for personal gain.

@Argov82 6 күн бұрын

While I do think there is definitely malfeasance I also want to say never underestimate people's ability to be lazy and stupid.

@Brian-pz3wh 5 күн бұрын

@@Argov82 True but there are also laws on the books to cover that. Malfeasance , misfeasance, etc. They are crimes on the books we just need to prosecute these criminal idiots in the system who think they are untouchable.

@coreydark8795 Ай бұрын

They just need to employ 6 additional fire fighters to crew 1 truck full time.

@kirk1618 Ай бұрын

I wish them luck with their recovery and restoring trust in their community. You can have a million "atta boys", but having to recover from that one bad "incident" can take all that away. Keep the faith, brothers and sisters.

@boblister665 Ай бұрын

Our local fire chiefs have started using black unmarked cars also. All municiple vehicles should be clearly marked unless undercover police cars

@alparker2616 Ай бұрын

Where I’m at the police and sheriff’s department is using what’s called ghost cars as official vehicles. You can’t see the logo until you pass them

@BakerStudiosIndy 29 күн бұрын

Since we don't have to sneak up on fires, having all government-owned fire/EMS vehicles marked only makes sense.

@kevinmoorejr.9418 24 күн бұрын

@@alparker2616 That should be illegal, no blackout or covery vehicles. Everything should be marked. Cops are not the CIA

@alparker2616 24 күн бұрын

@@kevinmoorejr.9418 I agree Ive teased them that it’s cheating.

@Plethora.of.Pinatas 28 күн бұрын

Fire fighters with an NDA saying they can't talk about work?

@niyablake 26 күн бұрын

Right there sounds like the dept does illegal stuff

@jeraldbottcher1588 26 күн бұрын

Actually they are not allowed to talk about work because of the court case that is ongoing. After the case is done they can sing like birds. They do not want to jeopardize the prosecution against the former chief

@mikapeltokorpi7671 22 күн бұрын

They can talk about the crimes. Or, at least I suppose, criming is as much part of their job as couping is for a POTUS.

@ImperatorSupreme 2 күн бұрын

In my experience all government employees are instructed not to answer questions from the media and to refer all questions to a designated individual (Public Affairs Coordinator, Chief, Elected official, so on)

@niyablake 2 күн бұрын

@@ImperatorSupreme even after they have left that job ?

@user-neo71665 23 күн бұрын

All government and emergency vehicles should be clearly marked by law. There is no reason for any of them to be driving around hidden. They are that ashamed of their job they need to find a new one.

@nellegoode7488 27 күн бұрын

Firefighters with an NDA sounds shady as sh..

@niyablake 26 күн бұрын

you saw how they liked on those tax forms.

@HawksDiesel 26 күн бұрын

They don't want to mess up the current prosecution against the former chief

@jhonsiders6077 Ай бұрын

It was new Albany township years ago and was dissolved over a misconduct involving minor girls . Let’s hope that will not happen again .

@BMH1965 7 күн бұрын

That new fire chief should press charges for the fraud of his signature usage.

@scurlockchris83 Ай бұрын

The whole time Noel was the biggest criminal of them all...trust me hes not the only one in Indiana like that

@JimsEquipmentShed Ай бұрын

The rebrand was a good idea, but they will need to toe the line with out error.

@Adiscretefirm Ай бұрын

It warms my heart to see someone use that expression correctly instead of "tow the line" like they are dragging rope around

@JimsEquipmentShed Ай бұрын

@@Adiscretefirm Ha! Ha! Same here..

@BMH1965 7 күн бұрын

Why is a EMS a company? That sounds very suspect.

@rexdink 8 күн бұрын

Surprised, or "Surprised"?

@cinemaipswich4636 29 күн бұрын

He knew who would replace him, long before that happened. Guess why?

@Megog 27 күн бұрын

"Prioritizing ambulance runs" is an example of fraud ? You don't think that ambulance runs might be prioritized because eight out of ten 911 calls to the fire department are for ambulances, do ya ?

@Mrclean431 25 күн бұрын

They were lying saying they had enough firefighters to handle both fires and ems runs. The fire protection contract gives them money based on what they tell them.

@Megog 23 күн бұрын

@Mrclean431 irrelevant. Giving priority of resources to the division that needs it most and makes the most efficient use of those resources doesn't equal fraud, and won't have an impact on how much money is allocated for the department as a whole. Its statements like that, which attempt to paint EMS in a bad light for the benefit the fire department (which while necessary, is only one-fifth as necessary as EMS) that make it clear EMS and fire shouldn't be conjoined services. Fire departments use EMS statistics to make themselves look way more useful than they are, and it's time for that to stop.

@adamyoung8289 23 күн бұрын

@@Megog You don't seem to be understanding the basics here. You should really think before you type. They have 12 employees. They need 10 to run ambulances. They need 6 if there's a fire. They're saying they have a fully staffed fire department. What happens when they have a fire and medical emergency at the same time? They don't put out the fire and send the ambulance. Not a very functional or fully staffed fire department.

@Megog 22 күн бұрын

@adamyoung8289 still irrelevant. Prioritizing the division that does the most work isn't fraud, it's common sense. Now as to someone not thinking before they type, it only takes two to staff an ambulance. They'd have to respond to a minimum of three medical emergencies simultaneously not be able to fully staff the engine in case of a fire, and they'd still only be short two staff members. Basic math, three lives saved, one house burned down, assuming the staff members who were available to respond decided to sit on their hands instead of making an attempt, and more proof that the services should be separate.

@adamyoung8289 20 күн бұрын

@@Megog That was a hypothetical 😂 Go off man. All I know is, I live in the South where ambulance services ARE separate from the fire dept depending on jurisdiction, and those paid by the ambulance services make $15-18/hr while Fire Department guys make $25+ IF they're not salaried. Don't boo hoo when you get what you ask for 😂

@jamesdc9595 Ай бұрын

Why does a fire department have to pay taxes? Ludicrous

@theVtuberCh Ай бұрын

Even if you don’t have to pay taxes you still have to do tax paperwork because you are employing people.

@warrenSPQRXxl Ай бұрын

It is IRS Form 990 which you can download from the IRS. Basically it is requiring the entity to explain its nonprofit/charitable functions and how money was received and spent under penalty of law.

@jamesdc9595 Ай бұрын

@@theVtuberCh that’s my point, that public emergency services have to do tax paperwork is ridiculous. What’s next, make the Army file tax paperwork?

@jamesdc9595 Ай бұрын

@@warrenSPQRXxl auditing how public services spend their budgets is a comptroller function, the IRS is only out there looking for every penny it can squeeze out

@warrenSPQRXxl Ай бұрын

@@jamesdc9595Did you read IRS Form 990? "Form 990 (officially, the "Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax") is a United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) form that provides the public with information about a nonprofit organization. It is also used by government agencies to prevent organizations from abusing their tax-exempt status. Some nonprofits, such as hospitals and other healthcare organizations, have more comprehensive...". It is exactly for Tax Exempt organization, i.e. those not paying taxes. Fraudulently signing such a form would be yet another misdeed.

@KyDanD 23 күн бұрын

Why does a public employee have to sign an NDA???

@845835 9 күн бұрын

Because the politicians are looking to limit the fallout, especially when the entire truth could end their careers too.

@papabear746 28 күн бұрын

This is why Ambulance's should have never been in the Fire service.

@daltonsband 27 күн бұрын

amen

@Megog 27 күн бұрын

But if they weren't, the fire department wouldn't be able to claim ambulance runs as their own and wouldn't be able to justify their inflated budgets, since 8 out of 10 calls to the fire department are for ambulances. Always follow the money.

@MsVictory1945 Ай бұрын

If you are in a position of authority and your name is on paperwork, YOU are responsible. You can't blame everything on one bad guy forever. There must be checks in every organization.

@who2u333 Ай бұрын

Heck yeah brother! Especially when someone else puts your name on paperwork. Own it!

@notquiteglenn8401 Ай бұрын

rewatch the video again, jamie noel was fraudulently putting the new chiefs name on the tax documents under the title of director, he never knew that jamie was doing this otherwise he would've gotten swept up into the fraud investigation as well

@chazman4461 Ай бұрын

So that includes when someone forges your name?

@niyablake Ай бұрын

Let me get this straight. His name was listed on tax documents with out his knowledge and in a position he did not hold but is responsible ? Cool let me take a loan out in your name .