Columbus Division of Fire

Jeffrey Happ served as the chief for the Columbus Division of Fire for several years before retiring in January. Happ said he and other high school athletes were sexually assaulted by Richard Strauss during an Ohio State University Athletics Department study in the 1980s.

City leaders say it typically takes two years to receive a new fire engine after it's ordered. That timeline was put into flux last year when Sutphen workers went on strike.

The popular Thurman Cafe caught fire Sunday afternoon, causing significant damage, but no injuries, according to emergency responders.

The four new vehicles look like van-style ambulances, but CFD's medical director, Dr. Robert Lowe, said they are not first response vehicles.

A letter signed by Columbus Dept. of Public Safety Director Kate Pishotti to Happ said an independent investigation into the incident demonstrates "significant misfeasance and nonfeasance in the performance of your duties as Fire Chief."

Disciplinary charges will be filed Tuesday. Chief Jeffrey Happ could face suspension, demotion or termination.

The home sits in a neighborhood between Gender Road and Tussing Road on the city's southeast side.

Workers are still striking against Dublin-based fire truck manufacturer Sutphen. When council approved buying the vehicle, it stipulated it would cancel the contract if the union dispute wasn't resolved.

Carson A. Bigham, 23, of Lancaster, was arrested Wednesday.

Council members approved the $2.5 million ladder truck purchase after rejecting it narrowly last week. Sutphen, a Dublin-based company, is in a dispute with its union workers.