An arbitrator agreed a veteran Toledo firefighter was erroneously demoted from captain to a line firefighter after the administration said the captain used “poor judgment” at a fatal fire scene.
The arbitrator, Mark Glazer, ruled this week that Capt. Kim Hood be reinstated as captain with seniority.
“Local 92 is extremely pleased with the ruling,” Donato Iorio, an attorney who represents the union, said. “It’s unfortunate we had to go through this process.”
Captain Hood, who has served nearly 25 years with the department, received a written reprimand before she was demoted because she did not immediately send a crew into a structure fire in January, 2017. A woman at 1957 Bakewell St. told firefighters a man inside the home was on fire.
Battalion Chief Robert Krause arrived at the scene shortly after, ordering firefighters into the structure.