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Firefighter Reinstated After Deadly Crash | Kansas City News
A Kansas City firefighter, Dominic Biscari, is back on the job after a judge upheld an arbitrator’s decision to reinstate him following a 2021 crash that killed three people — a ruling that sparked citywide debate. Though Biscari pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and received probation, the city sought his dismissal but lost in arbitration, which protected his contractual rights. Mayor Quinton Lucas called the three-day suspension “insufficient” and criticized the system, while the union defended the arbitrator’s authority. The city is now weighing an appeal, balancing respect for…
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