CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Some Bradley County firefighters have filed a formal complaint alleging that Chief Troy Maney of Bradley County Fire Rescue has been involved in “falsifying” at least one of his training certifications.
The April 18 complaint to Tennessee’s Firefighting Personnel Standards and Education Commission is signed by Battalion Cmdr. Myron Hawkins, who asked state authorities to contact him, Battalion Cmdr. Donald Tankersley or Capt. Jeff Stewart in regard to Maney’s training records.
“It has come to the attention of the members and staff of Bradley County Fire Rescue that Chief Troy Maney has been involved with and had knowledge of falsifying the certification process,” according to the complaint submitted by Hawkins.
The state’s fire division is under the Department of Commerce and Insurance, whose spokesman, Kevin Walters, said the letter was referred to the legal department “for further review and determination of whether any laws or commission rules were violated.”
The determination will be presented to the commission at its August meeting, Walters said.