The first responders, which included two medics, a Vienna police officer and a volunteer firefighter, identified the unresponsive male as Beard. According to the medic’s report, the woman who ...
they could keep their beards," said Becky Dummermuth, counsel for the firefighters. "For them, this is a vindication or a step in the direction of vindication to say D.C. was wrong to treat them ...
In a motion filed in federal court in 2022, the firefighters argued they were reassigned to lesser roles and received less compensation for not removing their beards. The 2020 mandate and ...
He has not entered a plea to the charge. The investigation, initiated after firefighter / paramedic John M. Beard, 51, died from an accidental drug overdose, led to allegations of a prescription ...