first article<\/a>\u00a0on Lt. Larry Arfmann on May 6, 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThen LAFD Chief John Wayne released a public records report concerning the investigation of Lt. Larry Arfmann, assigned to Station 102. There actually was no investigation, per se, but an examination of a confession admitted by Arfmann that he had been engaged in a long-time sexual relationship with a subordinate co-worker. According to Wayne, this is a serious violation of district policy. Note: there is no rule or regulation prohibiting what the district terms as being involved in a \u201cdating\u201d relationship between employees as well as between supervisor\/subordinate. The violation enters because district policy demands that the senior employee immediately report the relationship to the proper chain of command. Ostensibly, concern arises to make sure both parties are separated professionally to avoid impropriety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Impropriety?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWell, the plot starts to thicken here. Yes, Arfmann finally \u201ccame clean.\u201d He reported the affair to Wayne sort of voluntarily. Sort of only due to the fact he \u201cgot busted.\u201d Not by one of his superiors. He wasn\u2019t ratted out by a fellow worker or an anonymous phone call from a district taxpayer. No\u2026he was found out by his wife. Uh-oh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wayne met with Arfmann who, according to the chief, was forthcoming and honest about the illicit relationship he had with FF\/PM Denise Potter. However, the One Life to Burn writers threw in the first plot twist when Arfmann\u2019s wife, Dawn, reported that Potter had attempted to secure a restraining order against her. It was denied but no additional \u201csecrets\u201d were revealed concerning why Potter had felt the move necessary. What\u2019s that old saying about a woman scorned?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since Arfmann waived a formal inquiry as well as any legal representation, Wayne turned the matter over to Arfmann\u2019s supervisor, Battalion Chief Tim Christensen for a disciplinary recommendation. Christensen interviewed both Arfmann and Potter determining that although poor judgment was evident, a violation of the Workplace Relationship policy had occurred (Arfmann failed to report the affair immediately) the affair was ended and no repeat activity of this nature would ever occur again. He recommended Arfmann receive a one-shift (24-hour) suspension. Potter faced no disciplinary action at all.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Drama over? Are you kidding?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWayne rejected Christensen\u2019s recommendation. He stated he did not agree with Christensen and delivered the following disciplinary action:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Arfmann will be demoted to the position of FF\/PM (Firefighter\/Paramedic) immediately. This is the position he held before his promotion to lieutenant on Aug. 6, 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 He will be placed on administrative leave with pay effective immediately and advised when to return back to duty<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Arfmann will receive a shift change through this decision and will be informed about his new assignment once he returns to duty<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Arfmann will be eligible for promotion according to the collective bargaining agreement<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Does the storyline end here? No\u2026but unlike a Friday soap episode, no cliffhanger here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arfmann obviously liked his supervisor-in-arms disciplinary solution since he filed a grievance through the union to fight the chief\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Losing whatever the value of a one-shift suspension was all Arfmann was willing to suffer for violating district policy. Now bring on the lawyers\u2026bring on additional costs for the taxpayers of the LAFD.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Now 2023 One Life to Burn<\/strong>:\u00a0Sex Scandal Part Deux<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nNow DIVISION CHIEF OF TRAINING Larry Arfmann making over $135,000.00 a year has been committing adultery again for some time with a female chief officer firefighter from a different fire department in Lee County. (We are not sharing her name at this present time.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And Arfmann\u2019s third divorce is in the court’s hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Facts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn 2013 Arfmann was demoted to the position of FF\/PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arfmann was promoted to Lieutenant on 11\/19\/17 with an annual salary of $82,190.78<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arfmann was promoted to Captain on 1\/1\/2019 with an annual salary of $94,999.84<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arfmann was promoted to Division Chief of Training on 2\/1\/2021 with an annual salary of $121,363.84 now making over $135,000 a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arfmann has a major issue keeping his manhood in his pants when he\u2019s married, for the third time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through Arfmann\u2019s fate will not be the same as last time, but there are questions that need to be asked.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDid Arfmann possibly use taxpayer money for hotels at fire conferences he so-called attended but was there only to have a sexual affair with the female chief officer from a different fire department in Lee County?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why didn\u2019t Arfmann learn his lesson the first time in 2013?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stay tuned for continuing episodes of One Life to Burn.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Lehigh Acres Fire Chief Robert DiLallo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nNOTE<\/strong>: The Lehigh Acres Fire Chief Robert DiLallo would not comment on the article. The State of Florida needs to investigate the Lehigh Acres Fires Dept for the following: deception, breach of trust, infidelity, drunkenness, drugs, motorcycle gang members, and salacious sex between firefighters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Editorial Who says life cannot imitate art? For a Second Time! As if ripped right off the pages from the daily rushes of a sizzling daytime soap opera, the latest… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":59067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[2620],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59064"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59064"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59069,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59064\/revisions\/59069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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