HAMMOND â The firefighter facing termination after he allegedly displayed a noose and sexually explicit drawings in a fire department office has been identified as Russell William Dewes, an engineer first hired on in 1998.Â
Fire Chief Jeffrey Smith is petitioning the Hammond Board of Public Works and Safety to fire Dewes, according to city documents obtained by The Times through a Freedom of Information Act request.Â
Smith is petitioning for Dewes termination on the grounds he violated the firefighter s creed, and several department rules and state code.
That includes disobedience of orders; immoral conduct; insubordination; use of violent, abusive language or immoderate behavior; conduct injurious to the public peace or welfare; conduct unbecoming of a firefighter; and conduct that reduces the prestige and reputation of the Hammond Fire Department.
The noose and drawings were found in a Robertsdale fire station office on Jan. 28 while city information technology workers were installing fiber optic cables there, city officials have confirmed.
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Hammond residents shaken up after apartment complex went up in flames Monday night
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HAMMOND - Residents in one Hammond apartment complex were shaken up after a shocking, destructive blaze.
Several apartments in the Cross Creek apartment complex off of Range Rd. went up in flames around 8 p.m. Monday night.
The Ponchatoula Volunteer Fire Department and Natalbany Fire Department assisted in getting the fire under control with manpower and water, the Hammond Fire Department reports.
One resident in the complex said she was getting ready for bed when she heard loud sirens outside.