Westfield firefighters fired after reporting sexual harassment sue city over retaliation

Three firefighters in the Westfield Fire Department are suing the city and its fire commission, alleging retaliation after being terminated in 2019. Last year, the state ordered the city to rescind the three firefighters terminations and found that they engaged in lawful work activity when they cooperated with a Massachusetts State Police investigation into then-Deputy Chief Patrick Egloff.

The plaintiffs Captain Rebecca Boutin and firefighters Kyle Miltimore and David Kennedy allege that they were fired in retaliation for reporting allegations of sexual harassment by now-Fire Chief Egloff to state police. Attorneys for the city and fire commissioners argue that the three firefighters were terminated because of violations of the rules, regulations, and operating procedures of the Westfield Fire Department, according to court documents.