6 SAFD fire cadets released from department after allegedly drinking while in uniform

Cadets were drinking while at a restaurant

SAN ANTONIO – A spokesman for the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association has confirmed to KSAT-12 that six cadets were let go from the department after they were allegedly caught drinking while in uniform.

Four cadets resigned, two others were terminated.

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Scott Kneupper, Mike Martin, Joseph Angelo, Clifford King, Rene Loredo (Ricardo) and Kevin Martinez were all hired on May 9 and separated from the department on Aug. 18.

The department did not specify which cadets resigned and which were terminated.

The union is standing behind the men, even though they're not union members.