On Aug. 7th Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Fighter Richard Lestienne was unforeseeingly removed from the Oak Grove Fire Department. This came the day after Richard had voiced his concerns as an Oak Grove citizen at a city council meeting. Richard was denied a hearing and has not received a reason for the decision made by Mayor Jarvis other than "not being a good fit for the department".
Richard is a decorated soldier. He went to war not knowing if he would come back or not, so that we could stay living here. Richard is CPR certified, CPR certified instructor and an engineer, which means he can drive the fire truck. He was top recruit and named top responder. He has spent numerous hours away from his family for training and responding to calls. Oak Grove needs as many fire fighters as possible to help fight fires and emergency calls. Richard loves his community and loves to help people. He has dedicated his entire adult life to helping and serving others, not himself. Together as a community we can make things right a give Richard back what he loves doing most, risking his life to save ours.
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August 25, 2019
just hit 250 signatures for richard and i am honestly blown away by the support. thanks for sticking with this and helping show mayor jarvis that we arent gonna just let this slide.
Reached 250 supporters
August 23, 2019
August 23, 2019
we just hit 100 signatures and i am seriously blown away by the support. it means so much to see everyone standing up for richard like this. we are just getting started.
Reached 100 supporters
August 20, 2019
August 19, 2019
we are almost at 100 signatures and i really need everyone to help push us over that line today. it will make a massive difference when i hand this to the mayors office if we have that level of support behind us.
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As a former volunteer Firefighter, I may not know this guy but have heard nothing but good things about him so I'll support him.
He saved my moms life when I was in a bad car wreck in oak grove ky he’s amazing we need him back and more fire fighters like him bring him back
Richard is dedicated and fights for what is right. I find it disheartening that politicians can remove someone from post because they disagree with freedom of speech. The community needs more people like Richard, who exceeds at his job and help the people.
Richard is a honorable man, and very approachable. He is involved with the community and wants nothing but the best for oak grove in terms of safety. It is a shame he was "removed" without any reason and illegal in the same
He’s a volunteer. We need volunteers. My garden hose won’t save my house. We need someone who is willing to put aside their personal life to protect others.
Either he's a volunteer or he's a city employee. Just shows you what kind of crooked politics is still going on in Oak Grove. Guess they'll never learn. The people deserve better than the person that calls herself the mayor.
Bring him back!!!!! Take Jarvis out of office
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On Aug. 7th Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Fighter Richard Lestienne was unforeseeingly removed from the Oak Grove Fire Department. This came the day after Richard had voiced his concerns as an Oak Grove citizen at a city council meeting. Richard was denied a hearing and has not received a reason for the decision made by Mayor Jarvis other than "not being a good fit for the department".
Richard is a decorated soldier. He went to war not knowing if he would come back or not, so that we could stay living here. Richard is CPR certified, CPR certified instructor and an engineer, which means he can drive the fire truck. He was top recruit and named top responder. He has spent numerous hours away from his family for training and responding to calls. Oak Grove needs as many fire fighters as possible to help fight fires and emergency calls. Richard loves his community and loves to help people. He has dedicated his entire adult life to helping and serving others, not himself. Together as a community we can make things right a give Richard back what he loves doing most, risking his life to save ours.
Updates
August 25, 2019
just hit 250 signatures for richard and i am honestly blown away by the support. thanks for sticking with this and helping show mayor jarvis that we arent gonna just let this slide.
Reached 250 supporters
August 23, 2019
August 23, 2019
we just hit 100 signatures and i am seriously blown away by the support. it means so much to see everyone standing up for richard like this. we are just getting started.
Reached 100 supporters
August 20, 2019
August 19, 2019
we are almost at 100 signatures and i really need everyone to help push us over that line today. it will make a massive difference when i hand this to the mayors office if we have that level of support behind us.
70 Comments
I disagree with this guy being reinstated. He is a liar and won a lawsuit against our city with a bogus claim of permanent nerve damage. We won’t even talk about him not supporting the law of Oak Grove.
As a former volunteer Firefighter, I may not know this guy but have heard nothing but good things about him so I'll support him.
He saved my moms life when I was in a bad car wreck in oak grove ky he’s amazing we need him back and more fire fighters like him bring him back
Richard is dedicated and fights for what is right. I find it disheartening that politicians can remove someone from post because they disagree with freedom of speech. The community needs more people like Richard, who exceeds at his job and help the people.
Richard is a honorable man, and very approachable. He is involved with the community and wants nothing but the best for oak grove in terms of safety. It is a shame he was "removed" without any reason and illegal in the same
He’s a volunteer. We need volunteers. My garden hose won’t save my house. We need someone who is willing to put aside their personal life to protect others.
Either he's a volunteer or he's a city employee. Just shows you what kind of crooked politics is still going on in Oak Grove. Guess they'll never learn. The people deserve better than the person that calls herself the mayor.
Bring him back!!!!! Take Jarvis out of office
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I disagree with this guy being reinstated. He is a liar and won a lawsuit against our city with a bogus claim of permanent nerve damage. We won’t even talk about him not supporting the law of Oak Grove.