TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – The 13 Action News I-TEAM has learned that one of the highest ranking members of the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department is on administrative leave amid serious allegations of harassment.
An internal investigation is underway against Deputy Chief Danny Brown-Martinez. A source told the I-TEAM that a disciplinary hearing happened Wednesday and will continue next week as city leaders figure out what comes next.
In City of Toledo Human Resources investigations obtained by the I-TEAM, a September investigation found sufficient evidence to support allegations that Brown-Martinez made repeated sexual comments and jokes in the workplace, including comments about women’s breasts, placed his hand on a leg during an Oct. 3, 2025 meeting in his office and directed someone to work from his residence or more than one undated occasion with his minor child present…