I was on the ground in las when this happened. She went from coherent to incompacitated in 30 minutes.
Obviously I was not up there in the tower but it did not sound like an alcohol thing.
There are lots of rumors floating around on the net, that’s all they are. Rumors.

Man, that was really hard to listen to. Hope she’ll be okay and hope she’s got decent LTD. If she’s able at some point, it’d be nice if they could get her back in a non-safety sensitive position.

You don’t get LTD if you resign. The fact that she resigned is not internet rumor. You also don’t resign if you have a stroke or other medical issue and you need to continue employment (or at least continue to receive benefits). If you have any ATC friends who may know people in LAS, ask around and find out the truth.

They also don’t post flyers up around FAA facilities in the region with a mug shot and vehicle information informing all other employees you are prohibited from entering the property if you suffered from a medical condition.

Actually, it’s all about tolerance. A regular drunk can actually still reasonably functional at .32.

Terrible occurence. I can't help but wonder why busy airports don't have more than (1) controller working at night. When 1 controller works Approach, Tower & Ground (or any combination thereof), depending on which frequency you're on, you're missing transmissions by other aircraft that reduce your SA.

She must have been shooting meth or something then if that's really the case. Going from just fine to halfway unconscious because of substance abuse sounds like drug O/D.

Read a couple of articles. The ones with more detailed reporting are reporting that on Friday the FAA released an official statement when said that she was on administrative leave and was not performing air traffic control duties and that on Sunday, an FAA spokesman has said that she was no longer employed by the FAA.

I don't know anybody at LAS, but I would certainly resign if I were still 20 years away from retirement, had a stroke, told I'm prone to strokes because of some condition and will never regain my medical, so at best would only get to work in a crappy FAA office job for the rest of my career. Especially if I had a spouse with a decent career who wanted out of the Nevada desert.

When positions are combined, we get all the frequencies in our ear and transmit on all simultaneously.

Where did you read this? If someone resigns, they turn in their badge and every facility has armed guards on entry that check for badges. If someone is fired and doesn't turn in their badge, the door codes are changed and guards check names on badges more closely on entry. There's never a need to post "mug shots and vehicle information" because they'll be caught by the guards, and if not won't know the new door codes.

Bob:

I saw the pic of the post...it appeared legit. Had her pic, name blurred out.

Essence was: fired. Known to have firearms. Driving an unknown vehicle. If you see her, contact FAA or other authorities.

It made me wonder if she didn’t turn in her badge. I’d guess it was being posted at non-traffic-control facilities, ie, FAA Offices, (Flight Service Stations? Yeah, I know they are contract now).

My overall impression was the FAA was unsure of her mental state, her whereabouts were unknown, and they were worried about retaliation.

Possible hoax? Of course....but again, it looked legit to me.