Four Delray Beach Fire Rescue employees, including top brass, have been placed on administrative leave with pay after a Brightline train smashed into a fire truck last Saturday.
Assistant Chief Kevin Green, Division Chief Todd Lynch, Captain Brian Fiorey, and Driver Engineer David Wyatt are all on leave “pending the results of an internal administrative investigation to determine if City and Fire Rescue policies and procedures were followed,” Fire Chief Ronald Martin said in a statement.
“This action is consistent with City policy and a procedural step as we review the facts,” the statement continued. “The administrative investigation is necessary to ensure accountability and uphold the trust of our community.”
Green and Lynch are listed on the Delray Beach Fire Rescue website under “senior staff.” The work histories and salaries of the four men were unavailable late Friday.
Ted White, a spokesperson for Delray Beach Fire Rescue, said that not all of those on leave were in the fire truck that day but did not provide further details. Martin’s statement did not elaborate on why the people listed are specifically under investigation.