Richard D. Brower, president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, which represents the disciplined firemen, could not be reached for comment yesterday.

Officials with another union, the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, said they planned to work against Mr. Giuliani's campaign.

Capt. Peter Gorman, the president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, said senior chiefs are saying privately that the protocol as written will not work.

The president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association denounced the department's planned actions against the four officers last night as "scapegoating in its most sickening form."

But the Uniformed Fire Officers Association has criticized it for not specifying ranks.

"We think it was the right thing to do," said Peter Gorman, the president of the union, the Uniformed Fire Officers Association.

The city chapter of a firefighters' union, the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, endorsed sprinklers for all residential and commercial buildings.

Martin Steadman, a spokesman for the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, welcomed the recommendations.

Peter Gorman, president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, said the unions should not give "one penny" to help the city.

"The author of this book is a disgrace," Peter Gorman, president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, said at the rally.

Richard D. Brower, president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, which represents the disciplined firemen, could not be reached for comment yesterday.

Officials with another union, the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, said they planned to work against Mr. Giuliani's campaign.

Capt. Peter Gorman, the president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, said senior chiefs are saying privately that the protocol as written will not work.

The president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association denounced the department's planned actions against the four officers last night as "scapegoating in its most sickening form."

But the Uniformed Fire Officers Association has criticized it for not specifying ranks.

"We think it was the right thing to do," said Peter Gorman, the president of the union, the Uniformed Fire Officers Association.

The city chapter of a firefighters' union, the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, endorsed sprinklers for all residential and commercial buildings.

Martin Steadman, a spokesman for the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, welcomed the recommendations.

Peter Gorman, president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, said the unions should not give "one penny" to help the city.

"The author of this book is a disgrace," Peter Gorman, president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, said at the rally.