An Atlanta fire lieutenant is on paid administrative leave while officials open an investigation after racy photos taken in a fire station appeared online.
The photos were used on a website that allows escorts to advertise their services.
“This was an unfortunate incident, and again, we’ll go through all the proper investigation and make sure there was nothing inappropriate at the time, and we’ll go on from there,” Assistant Fire Chief Todd Edwards told wsbtv.com.
The department did not identity the firefighter who worked at Fire Station 2 when the photos were taken. The woman posed on the apparatus and was wearing firefighting equipment in some photos.
Edwards says the firefighter will be on paid leave, pending the outcome of the investigation.
"Being the highest-ranked person on duty at the time is why that person is the one that we’re going to talk to the most at this time," Edwards added.
"People pay money for you to be in a building working, to save people in case of fires, not having escorts," said resident Omkar Singh said.
