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Petition to dismiss firefighter dies at panel JAMIE DUFFY | The Journal Gazette A petition to fire a veteran Fort Wayne firefighter died for lack of a second motion to take a vote.  Sharon Peters, mayoral appointment on the Fort Wayne Fire Merit Commission, introduced the petition Tuesday put forward by Fire Chief Eric Lahey to terminate Marcus Ridley for undisclosed violations. He was suspended in March because of a drunken driving charge, but apparently other violations came to light that sp...

A firefighter suspended in March after he was charged with drunken driving faces possible termination Tuesday after the fire chief introduced a petiti ...