INGALLS — The Town of Ingalls has suspended its fire chief, a volunteer firefighter and an Ingalls police officer for five days without pay pending the outcome of an internal investigation by Chris Thompson, Ingalls’ police chief.

Town leaders said Ingalls fire chief Brian Cushman and volunteer firefighter Logan Caulk were suspended after an incident involving alcohol and two minor females that occurred Saturday, June 9, at the fire chief’s home.

James Doty, Ingalls police officer, has been suspended after finding out about the incident and not reporting the situation to the police chief or filing a report, according to officials.

Thompson informed Tim Green, town council president, about the incident on Monday, June 11 — the day he learned of the situation — and Green called for an emergency town council session to discuss the matter.

Thompson told the council he was contacted by Jonathan Frazier, a relative of one of the minors, when Frazier came into the police department to see if Doty had informed the police chief about what had happened at Cushman’s residence.

Doty had not informed his chief of any situation, Thompson told the town council.

According to a report filed by Thompson and presented to the council, the brother of one of the minors received a call from Frazier on Saturday night informing him his younger sister was one of two girls at Cushman’s house drinking and that his sister was passed out.

The girls were identified as being 17 and 14 years old, the police chief said. The older of the two was reported to be a member of the Ingalls cadet fire program, and the younger girl was reported as being her friend.

The police chief said Frazier told him when he arrived at the fire chief’s house he found his 17-year-old relative in the driveway with the smell of alcohol on her breath; he found the younger of the two minors passed out inside the house.

According to the police report, when Frazier entered the house, Cushman told him he had been at the fire station and came home to find the two girls in his house with the younger girl passed out.

The police chief’s report states Frazier noticed the younger girl had an oxygen mask around her face and also noticed five used oxygen tanks on the floor nearby.

According to the police report, Cushman said he used the tanks on the young girl, and when asked why he had not called an ambulance, the report states Cushman said he wanted to try to fix the situation before it got to that point.

“Why would you not call 911?” Green said after the special council meeting.

The report went on to state Caulk arrived with another tank of oxygen and an inhaler.

When the 14-year-old’s brother arrived at the home, he told the firefighters his sister was asthmatic. He stated in the report he could smell alcohol on his sister as she started to respond.

Doty arrived at the scene and later went to Frazier’s house, the report said. That’s where Doty informed Frazier he didn’t feel he could do anything because he had not seen what happened, the report said.

According to the report, Doty told Frazier he would contact the police chief about the incident, which he did not do, Thompson said.

Upon learning about the incident from Frazier, Thompson immediately contacted the younger girl’s mother, who was unaware of the incident.

After hearing the police chief’s report, the council voted unanimously to suspend the three town employees involved for five days without pay pending the outcome of an internal investigation. The council also made a recommendation for the 17-year-old cadet involved to be removed from the cadet program on the advice of its legal counsel.