Is Florida BC Dangerously Incompetent or the Victim of Discrimination

Posted by: Curt Varone October 25, 2012 3 Comments

A Florida battalion chief who was terminated for, among other things, leaving a firefighting crew in the woods at the conclusion of a wildland fire, claims she is the victim of discrimination.

Estero Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Jeannine Horton was fired following an investigation report that cited nine separate instances of poor judgment. She had been with Estero for nine years, but has over 25 years of experience having served previously with the Largo Fire Department.

Chief Horton filed charges of discrimination in July 27, 2012 with the US EEOC, which according to her attorney, Benjamin Yormak, was the same day the department launched its investigation into her conduct. NBC-2.com WBBH News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral

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Curt Varone has over 45 years of fire service experience and 35 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid on call experience. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.
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