Mechanicstown firehouse photos/ also calls paid chief a necessity

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http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120217/NEWS/202170359&cid=sitesearch

Times Herald-RecordPublished: 2:00 AM - 02/17/12 TOWN OF WALLKILL — Mechanicstown fire commissioners said Wednesday that a recent modeling photo shoot at the firehouse happened without their knowledge.

Commissioners also said the paid chief they hired last fall — the only paid chief in Orange County except for the City of Newburgh — is needed because of the increase in paperwork and administrative duties that come with the job, as well as the increase in calls over the years.

The female models are pictured in firefighters' gear in some photos and cheesecake poses in others. There are also about eight men in firefighters' gear who show up in some of the shots. About 200 photos taken in the firehouse are online on photographer Bill Tracy's website, www.billtracyphoto.com.

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pics are password protected. Anyone have the password who can share it?

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There is one pic posted on the WatchDesk forums, but they've been having server issues recently. May or may not be immediately accessible.

The article in the print version of the paper shows a screen shot of the photog's website, with thumbnail images visible. From the looks of them, it seems as though somebody wanted their own version of the "Firehouse Dolls". Only I don't think these ladies are firefighters. Aside from that....nobody got hurt, no responses were delayed or blocked, no taxpayer money was spent. Maybe some rules were bent/broken or some conduct code violated, but it doesn't seem like the kind of thing that warrants a nearly full page 3 article thinly veiled as an attempt to call attention to the paid chief and other related issues.

Edited February 19, 2012 by AndyC3J

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The pics are everywhere on facebook