PITTSBURGH — A second high-ranking official with Pittsburgh EMS has been fired as part of an ongoing investigation into overtime abuse, according to WXPI 11 Investigates.
A veteran division chief, who had been with the city for 40 years, was dismissed for allegedly failing to properly monitor overtime cards. He is the second senior official to lose his job as the probe widens.
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In late November, a district chief was fired as part of the investigation into falsified time cards, according to multiple sources. The district chief is accused of submitting time cards for hours he did not work. The disputed overtime amounts range from roughly $6,000 to $13,000.
WXPI reported that the division chief is the same employee who failed to schedule a new ambulance for state EMS inspection earlier this year.
The ambulance sat at the city garage for months until WXPI alerted the bureau. With an aging fleet and a pressing need to get new units on the road, some council members called the oversight a critical mistake. The division chief was suspended as a result.
