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Elkhart hearing reviews suspension of Captain Dustin Flagg after station camera went offline
Summary
A hearing before the Fire Mayor Commission reviewed Chief Rodney Dale—s 24-hour suspension of Captain Dustin Flagg after an apparatus-bay camera at Fire Station 4 went offline on May 1, 2025. City investigators say evidence and a reenactment make accidental failure unlikely; the union argues missing technical records and an unstable connector leave room for reasonable doubt.
The Fire Mayor Commission in Elkhart heard testimony Wednesday about Chief Rodney Dale—s decision to suspend Captain Dustin Flagg for 24 hours after an apparatus-bay camera at Fire Station 4 went offline on May 1, 2025.
City counsel and witnesses told the commission that IT monitoring showed the camera went from a steady online state to a full outage at about 10:25 a.m. on May 1. Matthew Riggs, the city—s IT public-safety administrator, described the monitoring software (Uptime Kuma) that pings each camera about once per minute and produced logs the city said indicate a clean loss of signal. Division Chief William Sullivan testified he used a scissor lift to inspect the camera and photographed a partially disconnected network connector before reseating it and restoring the feed. Wayne Bilak, the city—s human-resources director and lead investigator, described interviews, a May 23 reenactment and a final finding that it was "more likely than not" Captain Flagg disconnected the cable.
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