Family members of a mentally disabled Sandoval Fire Department volunteer firefighter are calling for justice after he quit when other firefighters made fun of his disability.
Jason Eagan, who has Down syndrome, became a volunteer firefighter with the department in 2016 after years of trying. The 33-year-old said becoming a firefighter meant the world to him.
There was disagreement when Eagan first showed up at the fire department over whether he could be a firefighter, but he passed the physical and completed the necessary paperwork. The department couldn’t refuse him.
That came to an end three months ago, Eagan’s sister Kristin Sian wrote on Facebook on Thursday, after several department members allegedly made fun of Eagan.