Four Virginia Beach firefighters are suing the city over what they call a tainted promotion process.
The suit filed in Virginia Beach Circuit Court is on behalf of David Scherrer, Richard Ivrving, Alexander Wazlak and Mark Bayly. The master firefighters were all looking to become captains.
The promotions process began in May 2017. All master firefighters wanting to become captain have to go through a rigorous test, which includes an exam and tactical evaluation. A list of most qualified candidates for promotion is compiled and the highest scores are promoted first.
Just after the process was through, information came to light that two candidates were given information on the tactical portion of the evaluation.
“It came out of nowhere and quite honestly we are all shocked by it,” said Bill Bailey, President of the Virginia Beach Professional Firefighter Association.