VIDEO - One volunteer was suspended and five paid part-time firefighters with the Westfield Fire Department were fired Monday after a video surfaced on Snapchat and showed a firefighter strapped to a backboard and being doused with water and covered with several condiments. KPRC then showed the video to Westfield Fire Chief Stephen Whitehead, who said it appears the incident took place at the department’s main fire station on Lauder Road.
“Do you recognize the guy on the board?” asked Channel 2 Investigator Robert Arnold.
“Yeah, he’s a rookie. Actually, he just got off rookie status,” Whitehead said.