Ho-Ho-Kus fire chief terminated by Mayor Randall
The Ho Ho-Kus fire chief has been terminated after the borough’s Mayor says he refused to cooperate in the investigation of a DWI crash involving another firefighter.
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Feb 11, 2023, 12:13 AM
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Updated 619 days ago
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4h agoThe Ho Ho-Kus fire chief has been terminated after the borough’s Mayor says he refused to cooperate in the investigation of a DWI crash involving another firefighter.
In the December 2021 incident, officials say a probationary firefighter was arrested for DWI and caused property damage.
In an open letter, Mayor Thomas Randall says that Chief Scott McDermott refused multiple requests from the borough to conduct a department investigation, as well as a borough investigation.
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