Firefighters Julie Lynn and Greta Hurt, both with 24 years of experience, said in the federal lawsuit that less qualified men got promotions over them.
Lynn, a district chief, is asking that she be promoted to assistant chief when a position opens.
Hurt, the department’s chief of health and safety, said the stress of the situation contributed to her decision to retire.
The two women say they were passed over because of their gender and then ostracized when they complained. They also said in the lawsuit that they experienced numerous cases of sexual harassment in the department/
