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Not long ago I was asked to talk about a person who was up for being hired by the Milpitas Fire Department. I was asked several questions pertaining to this persons background and personality because I was a former ‘boss’ so to speak of this person and the City of Milpitas was conducting a final background check. Anyone who knows me knows that I will give whatever it takes in time for this sort of hire because it is a noble and honorable position that requires the utmost training and supervision and with all that, a person who has a dream to save lives and property.

This person was eventually hired and it has been one year since his first year on and is at the end of the probationary period. What I have come to find out is that this person is now being recommended for termination of employment. WHAT???

How come? What happened? As a peace officer myself and an Investigator and an HR Specialist having consulted with many fortune 500 companies and including both police and fire agencies, I have uncovered what I see is a failure to communicate within the Milpitas Fire Department. What do I mean by this? Let’s take a look at the situation and keep it simple.

First, Standing Operating Procedure requires that ALL new firefighters receive adequate and proper training including being assigned to at least 3 different supervisors during the year, in this instance it would be a person with the rank of Captain or above.

This person in particular had ONE person, ONE ‘Captain’ (Acting Captain only) during the entire .