Tag Archives: Managing Disciplinary Challenges in the Fire Service

A wrongful termination suit filed by an Ohio firefighter-medic who was dismissed after he conducted a court ordered blood-draw from an impaired driving suspect, will proceed according to a ruling by a US District Court judge. Mitchell Plunk was terminated from the Chester Township Fire Department.

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Today’s burning question: My immediate supervisor recently called me into a conference room and berated me, called me a sandbagger and used numerous expletives (predominantly dropping the "F bomb"). It got so bad, the administrative assistant down the hall heard the berating and walked in because she was concerned about my welfare. As he was in the middle of cussing me I stood up to leave and was told if I left I would face discipline and that I was ordered to sit down or face insubordination charges.

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Two New York firefighters who allegedly stole medication from a fellow firefighter in the fire station last year have been charged with larceny and distributing drugs. Douglas Groesbeck and Allen Harmon, both firefighters in Camillus, are accused of stealing prescription medication from another firefighter between June 2014 and November 2014.

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