Fairfax County has settled a sexual harassment, hostile work environment and retaliation lawsuit filed by a woman firefighter in 2016. The lawsuit is one of six filed against the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department over the past ten years. This is a big win for the women who have been complaining about sexual harassment in the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. Fairfax County attorneys and Fire Chief Richard Bowers met for a settlement hearing with firefighter Magaly Hernandez . She said she endured sexual harassment by her captain, and then retaliation by the fire chief.