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Firefighter fired, 7 disciplined for Ga. video prank

Two rookie firefighters present at the station weren’t aware the incident was a prank

By Amy Leigh Womack
Macon.com

MACON-BIBB COUNTY, Ga. — One Macon-Bibb County firefighter will be suspended for five days with pay pending termination for his role in a firehouse prank caught on video that showed a masked man threatening firefighters with what appeared to be a gun.

One fire sergeant will be demoted to private, and four other firefighters will be suspended for varying amounts of time without pay.

In all, eight firefighters have been disciplined in connection with the Sunday prank at the Peake Road firehouse.

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