The six Marion County Fire Rescue personnel who were ousted after a violent incident at a fire station were found to have violated several agency rules, policies and professional standards, according to the county’s internal investigation.
Four agency workers were fired and arrested in connection with the Nov. 16 attack of a colleague at Fire Station 21, 7884 SW 90th St., Ocala. Marion County Fire Rescue later parted ways with six other personnel, either firing them or allowing them to resign in lieu of termination.
Those six now-former employees are Battalion Chief Charles Balik, Capt. Victor Payette, Lt. Frederick Bowers, Driver Engineers Quintin Gaines and John Tweedy and Firefighter/Paramedic Tyler Touchton. County officials said Balik, Gaines and Tweedy resigned in lieu of termination. Payette, Bowers and Touchton were terminated…