Chief Human Resource Officer Ed Sisson claimed that Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover publicly demeaned him during the Firefighters Annual Awards ceremony Beggs & Lane attorney Russell Van Sickle wrote on the…
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Inside Fire Chiefs Investigation: Battalion chief raises, ‘blame to go around to all’
Chief Human Resources Officer Ed Sisson complained that “(Deputy Fire Chief) Glover and (Fire Chief) Schmitt handled raise requests for the battalion chiefs poorly, and then improperly tried to place the blame…
Inside Pensacola Fire Chiefs Report: Apprenticeship and BMW complaint ruled unfounded
Among Chief Human Resources Officer Ed Sisson’s six complaints was an allegation about Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover and the Fire Apprenticeship Program: “Glover poorly managed a “Firefighter Apprenticeship Program,†unnecessarily antagonizing…
Inside Pensacola Fire Chiefs report: Jan 2016 was first time PFD handled hiring process without HR, but given no written protocols
Last night, I reviewed Exhibit VII that supports the section of Russell Van Sickles’ report regarding the first of six complaints that Chief Human Resource Officer Ed Sisson filed in late January…
Inside the Pensacola Fire Chiefs report: Unwritten hiring practice not followed by chiefs, but all applicants passed
According to the attorney Russell Van Sickle, the primary reason Chief Human Resource Officer Ed Sisson filed his complaints against Pensacola Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and Deputy Fire Chief for their “alleged…
Inside the Pensacola fire chiefs report: Only EEOC complaint filed by Glover released
In the report of his investigation of Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover, Russell Van Sickle devoted Section V to “Glover’s Race and Retaliation Claims.” Schmitt’s name is…
Inside the report on Pensacola Fire chiefs: how the 25 years-plus careers of two firefighters ended in 98 days
Yesterday, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward issued a press release announcing that he was terminating the employment of Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover “due to a loss of…
Pensacola fire chiefs terminated
Mayor Ashton Hayward has terminated Pensacola Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover. The Beggs & Lane report will be posted on the city website later today. Here is…
Fire Station No. 3 evacuated due to mold
Former Pensacola City Council President Maren Deweese reported yesterday that Fire Station 3 that’s located on Summit Boulevard has been evacuated. She wrote that station was closed “due to a health related…
Hayward says things can change investigation of Pensacola fire chiefs, report is ‘not the end all, be all’
On 1620 AM, Andrew McKay interviewed the mayor of Pensacola today and asked for an update on the investigation of the fire chiefs. Mayor Hayward said it’s wrong for people to expect…
PNJ agrees with Inweekly, Pensacola mayor needs to call press conference on fire chiefs
In today’s editorial, “No transparency, no trust,” the Pensacola News Journal walks through the litany of misstatements by Mayor Ashton Hayward and his two administrators regarding the three-month (and counting) investigation of…
Experts can not determine if report on Pensacola fire chiefs is exempt without seeing it
Mayor Ashton Hayward has determined the Beggs & Lane report on the investigation of the city’s fire chief and deputy fire chief is exempt from the state’s public records law. Inweekly sought…
What have Pensacola fire chiefs heard from city about report
“Nada…zilch….nothing!” said Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover. The Pensacola firefighter has been on paid administrative leave for officially three months as of today. Mayor Ashton Hayward ordered an investigation of unspecified complaints…
Pensacola fire chiefs investigation apparently headless, final report a secret
On Friday, April 29 at 5 p.m., the City of Pensacola issued a statement that Mayor Ashton Hayward had received the Beggs & Lane report on the two Pensacola fire chiefs that…
Citizen makes public record request confirming City has investigative report on fire chiefs
Inweekly received a copy of this public record request made by Richard Johnson. He asserts that City Administrator Eric Olson told the staff on April 11 and again on April 18 that…
Mayor Hayward denies he has report on Pensacola fire chiefs
On News Radio 1620’s morning show on Wednesday, April 27, Mayor Hayward said that he does not have the Beggs & Lane report: “…I do not. And I did hear some rumors….
City celebrates Story Walk today, 11 a.m.
In step with Quint Studer’s interest making Pensacola a national center for early learning, Mayor Ashton Hayward, Reggie Evans and Florida Department of Health will celebrate today the opening of a story…
Who replaces Rep. Miller gets statewide attention
The rest of the state is taking notice of the race to replace Congressman Jeff Miller. State Sen. Greg Evers, State Rep. Matt Gaetz and Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford…
Lure of Congress
The Florida’s First Congressional District rarely has an open seat. When it’s open, the winner is usually an unlikely candidate. Two men represented Northwest Florida for 32 years. Bob Sikes served from…
Praise for Jeff Miller
Congressman David Jolly called into “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday to praise his colleague Jeff Miller, who announced his retirement from Congress Thursday morning. “Obviously this is a bitter sweet day knowing that Jeff…
