A neutral arbitrator has ruled that City of Waltham Fire Chief acted arbitrarily in transferring a fire fighter from his preferred station, based purely upon a "no trespass" notice issued by citizen against the fire fighter. Attorney Patrick Bryant represented Waltham Fire Fighters, Local 866, IAFF.
Here, next-door neighbors of a veteran Fire Fighter had a long-running complaint about the fire fighter's house. Several years ago, they completed a No Trespass notice at the Waltham Police Department. This notice never resulted in restrictions on where or how he could work as a Fire Fighter.