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HILO, Hawaii — Big Island Fire Chief Darren Rosario has suspended two battalion chiefs after they complained about his alleged mismanagement of the department.
They’ve been on paid leave for four months — and now are under investigation themselves for speaking out.
Rosario has been chief of the Hawaii County fire department for three and a half years and now two men who he promoted to battalion chief are calling for his removal. “He surrounds himself with a bunch of people that can’t do the job in my opinion and it’s dangerous,” said West Hawaii Battalion Chief Steve Loyola. “Public safety is affected by the people running the department now.”
Full story: Hawaii County fire chief suspends two who called for his removal