凯蒂gagliano
倡导者，巴吞鲁日，洛杉矶。
（MCT）
4月13日 - 拉斐特（洛杉矶）市政火灾和警察公务员委员会一致前周三投了一致，坚持终止拉斐特消防队员，后者在训练赛事中反复拒绝佩戴面具。
Kevin Larriviere, a former captain with the Lafayette Fire Department, was fired on Aug. 27. Larriviere’s termination stemmed from an incident on Aug. 10 where he refused to wear a face mask at a required training at the Lafayette Fire Training Center on North Dugas Road after being asked by more than one supervising officer.
火灾官员表示，射击是基于不服从的不服从的问题和10个其他政策领域，因为未能遵守重复的直接命令而违反了违反的。
Attorney Daniel Landry, representing Larriviere, argued there were underlying circumstances of stress and anxiety-related struggles that influenced his client’s behavior that should have been considered when Fire Chief Robert Benoit made his determination to fire Larriviere, and could have possibly yielded a lesser punishment.
代表消防部门和城市教区的迈克尔科利，反击这些问题在Larriviere的听证程序期间没有全面提高，并且他终止后他收到的任何医疗措施都没有申请。
The board agreed Benoit acted in good faith and with just cause in firing Larriviere.
On Aug. 10, Larriviere and other firefighters were scheduled to attend a training on a new employee time entry system. The training center had a masking requirement in place, based on Gov. John Bel Edwards’ state mandate, noting that firefighters would need to wear masks when entering and walking around the building but could remove them while at their seats in the classroom, Training Chief Troy Gauthier said.
Larriviere拒绝戴面具和摇滚者，作为中心领导者，要求他打了一个。他一再拒绝，并被要求走在外面。他的直接主管，区议席布雷苏克被妥协询问，也命令Larriviere戴面具，他再次拒绝。
Larriviere作证了那一天，他对一系列事情感到悲伤，愤怒和挫败感，包括汽车撞车受害者的死亡，他在前两天和家庭生活压力源辅助。他说，在8月面具事件发生前的几个月，他有两次焦虑症，需要医院旅行。
He felt mask wearing had become “ridiculous” and was frustrated at seeing things like school children wearing masks on playgrounds in the community.
He told his superiors he was refusing to wear the mask on religious and medical grounds, without getting into specifics about his medical or religious reasons.
“我已经完成了掩码任务。我已经完成了面具，“他说。
When questioned, Larriviere said he did not have issues wearing required full-face masks when entering a burning building or donning masks during certain medical calls.
Larriviere was then brought to the department’s central fire station, where he met with several additional department leaders, including Benoit. Benoit said he was willing to meet Larriviere halfway, in the apparatus room where fire trucks are kept, after the captain refused to wear a mask in the station’s main office space.
Benoit said during their discussion it became clear he wasn’t willing to change his position. At one point, the captain said he told Benoit and others present that since April 2020 he had not strictly followed the department’s masking policy.
The fire chief said Larriviere could have filed a grievance with Lafayette Consolidated Government’s human resources department if he had an issue with mask wearing. Rick Zeno, human resources manager, testified he did not receive a grievance from Larriviere.
At least six fire department officials, including Benoit, said they attempted to reason with Larriviere and de-escalate the situation, both in an official capacity and through personal appeals. Multiple said that Larriviere did not have a history of disobedience and was not acting like himself.
The former LFD firefighter said he wishes he had shared more about his history of anxiety attacks and the stressors in his life with his superiors. He said he was not his best on Aug. 10 and should have called in sick.
Larriviere was put on administrative leave with pay until a pre-disciplinary hearing was held, after which he was terminated.
BENOIT表示，决定终止全部划分到维持部门内的订单，并确保所有团队成员可以依赖于遵循订单。
“在我的案子中，作为首席，我有285名员工观看这个，他们正在观看这个人是否能够拒绝来自主管的订单。我们不能拥有。如果你不能在正常环境中做出我们要求你做的事情，我们会在一切崩溃的时候会如何做某事？“Benoit说。
