Opinion ID: 2025020
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Retaliation Against Lundquist

Text: In May 1992, Lundquist reported to the city administrator that Schroeder, the first assistant chief, falsified roll call sheets to state that Schroeder was present when he was not, so that he was paid for fire calls that he did not attend. Lundquist also reported to Lindblad and to the city's community development director that officers came drunk to fire calls. After Lundquist made these reports, he states that he was basically an outcast at the fire department. He was shunned by other firefighters, he was not always given credit for his fire calls, at times his gear was missing or turned inside out, the mail he received at the fire department was opened, and several times Lindblad berated him in front of the other firefighters. At one point, a fire captain swore at Lundquist and told him to get out of the fire station. Also, Lundquist heard that someone at the fire station told Schroeder that Lundquist might be transferred, and Schroeder got down on his knees and said, Praise Allah. Like Grove, Lundquist did not receive a plaque or a party when he retired. There also are allegations, however, that Lundquist harassed firefighters in the pro-Lindblad faction. For example, Schroeder claims that Lundquist called him and members of the pro-Lindblad faction obscene names and that Lundquist made an obscene gesture at him. Lindblad reports, and Lundquist admits, that Lundquist made an obscene gesture when Lindblad was trying to discipline Lundquist for other alleged misconduct. Schroeder also stated that Lundquist was a safety hazard because he refused to follow his supervisors' directions at fire calls.