A former high-ranking civilian employee of the Los Angeles City Fire Department has filed suit claiming she was retaliated against and ultimately terminated for reporting misconduct by the department’s two highest-ranking chiefs. Jenny Park served the LAFD in a position known as Fire Administrator. The suit was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court in December, but came to light publicly in the midst of the recent devastating wildland (WUI) fires.
Park began her career with LAFD as an assistant city attorney assigned to the department. She was later promoted to a newly created Public Safety Risk Manager position in 2013 with a mandate to reduce the systemic problems that led to millions of taxpayer dollars being wasted in litigation costs and payouts. She was promoted to…..