Judge blocks D.C. firefighter dismissal

A D.C. Superior Court judge has temporarily blocked the District from firing the lead firefighter in the mishandled response to the fatal beating of a New York Times reporter.

D.C. Fire Chief Dennis Rubin fired the firefighter last week, overruling a review board’s recommendation that the emergency worker be suspended for about six weeks. Rubin also more than doubled the suspension of a second emergency worker to about four weeks.