Just weeks after top leadership at the Lewes Fire Department publicly called for his resignation, former Fire Chief Bill Buckaloo has been reinstated into the department, according to multiple sources who spoke with CoastTV News.
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The Lewes Fire Department Board of Directors has removed former fire chief Bill Buckaloo for at least two years, according to an apparent internal email sent to members of the department.
Multiple members of the Lewes Fire Department say their voices were not represented in the decision regarding former Fire Chief Bill Buckaloo's punishment, after he was suspended in July for making what the department called a "derogatory comment."
The Lewes Fire Department will allow former fire chief Bill Buckaloo to return as a regular member following a suspension tied to a racial slur, despite past controversies. CoastTV spoke with community members and advocacy groups about this decision.
The Lewes Fire Department is expected to discuss the suspension of former fire chief Bill Buckaloo at a meeting Tuesday night. Buckaloo's suspension came in July after he made what the fire department called a "derogatory comment" in a public setting. CoastTV has since received three copies of an email from members of the fire department that they say was sent by the department's president. The email claims that Buckaloo used the N-word while off duty at Irish Eyes.
Former Lewes fire chief Bill Buckaloo has resigned and is currently suspended from the department following what the department calls a "derogatory comment."
Lewes Fire Chief Bill Buckaloo has resigned and been suspended from the department after making a derogatory comment in a public setting, according to a statement from the Lewes Fire Department.