In 2005, then-Battalion Chief Joseph Glover and Lts. Jose Cobb, Paul Johnson and Derek Streeter filed a federal discrimination lawsuit suit against the City of Pensacola and Pensacola Professional Firefighters Local Chapter…
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The man behind allegations against fire chiefs
The investigation of former Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and Deputy Fire Chief that led to their terminations, subsequent lawsuits and the city’s insurance carrier paying them $575,000 to settle was built on…
A mother defended her son
When I interviewed Joe Glover for “Fire Chiefs ‘Vindicated,’†he talked about the toll the investigation and termination took on his family. “It was extremely hard on myself and my family after…
Five key points of Fire Chiefs’ settlement
Our story Fire Chiefs “Vindicated’ is online and in our news stands. Here are the key points: 1. Big money Though the settlements have no admissions of fault, the $575,000 payoff is…
Exclusive: Chief Schmitt speaks out
This morning, Inweekly broke the story that the City of Pensacola settled the discrimination lawsuits filed by former Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover for $575,000. The settlement…
City settled Fire Chiefs’ lawsuits
Did you hear the City of Pensacola settled the discrimination lawsuits filed by former Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover for $575,000? You wouldn’t be the only one…
Breaking news: Mayor appoints first female fire chief
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward made history today with the appointment of the first female fire chief, Ginny Cranor. “I am extremely proud to be able to appoint Battalion Chief Cranor as Fire…
Tale of two cities, two fire departments and two nooses
Last week, Pompano Beach Fire Chief John Jurgle fired a firefighter recruit and three others resigned after an investigation of a noose found hanging over a black firefighter’s seat at the Pompano…
Annual Fill the Boot campaign kicks off tomorrow at Blue Wahoo Stadium
Pensacola Fire Fighters and MDA Kick off Annual Fill the Boot Campaign at the Blue Wahoo’s game on May 18, 2017 WHAT: Members of the Pensacola Fire Department and Professional Fire Fighters…
City Hall: Mayor does not need separate legal counsel
Inweekly asked the Hayward Administration whether Mayor Ashton Hayward needed to have separate legal counsel since Judge Roger Vinson ruled he was individually named in fired Pensacola Fire Chief Matt Schmitt’s lawsuit….
Deputy fire chief also sues Pensacola mayor individually
Yesterday, former Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover’s attorney and the attorneys representing the City of Pensacola filed a joint motion to dismiss City Administrator Eric Olson, Chief Human Resources Officer Ed Sisson,…
Schmitt vs. Hayward rises several questions
Now that Mayor Ashton Hayward is individually named a defendant in the lawsuit brought by former Fire Chief Matt Schmitt, the City -both Mayor and City Council- will be breaking new ground….
Judge denies motion to let Mayor Hayward out of fire chief lawsuit
Federal Judge Roger Vinson denied Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward’s motion to be removed (in his individual capacity) from former Fire Chief Matt Schmitt’s lawsuit: Judge Vinson concluded, “The defendants’ partial motion to…
Former deputy fire chief files federal lawsuit against Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward
On Dec. 22, former Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover filed a lawsuit against the City of Pensacola. Mayor Ashton Hayward, City Administrator Eric Olson, Chief Human Resources Officer Ed Sisson, Assistant City…
Pensacola Fire Department reins in OT
The City of Pensacola uploaded its August 2016 monthly line-item report on Tuesday. Finally the Pensacola Fire Department has reined in its overtime, only spending $33,232 in August. The Fire Department OT…
Okaloosa fire chiefs suspended, see report
Ocean City Wright Fire Control District commissioners voted this week to suspend Fire Chief Billy Lord for 45 days and Assistant Fire Chief Scott Funchess for 30 days without pay following an…
City manipulates reports to hide Fire OT
The City of Pensacola Finance Department finally uploaded the July 2016 financial reports to the city’s website. Once again, the “current approved budget” line items were manipulated to hide how overtime paid…
Former Pensacola fire chief sues Mayor Hayward, Olson and Sisson
Former Pensacola Fire Chief Matt Schmitt has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Mayor Ashton Hayward, City Administrator Eric Olson, Chief Human Resources Officer Ed Sisson, and the City of Pensacola….
Pensacola Fire Department Drop
The City of Pensacola Sunshine Center released after hours on Tuesday the Individual DROP (Deferred Retirement Option Plan) Account statements for 20 firefighters in the program. Those 20 firefighters account nearly one…
Pensacola Fire Department overtime continues to climb in June
The City of Pensacola finally released the Monthly Line-item Financial Statement for June 2016. Once again, the overtime expenditures of the Pensacola Fire Department, $54,609, were over the monthly budget allocation. In…