Former Norfolk firefighter Brandon Beltaine was fired in 2023 for medical marijuana use off the job — a dismissal that would now be illegal under changes made to Virginia law last year. He’s ...

A city grievance panel has denied an appeal from a former Norfolk firefighter seeking to get his job back after being fired ...

Former Norfolk firefighter Brandon Beltaine was fired in 2023 for medical marijuana use off the job — a dismissal that would now be illegal under changes made to Virginia law last year. He's ...

For as long as he can remember, Brandon Beltaine wanted to be a firefighter. He grew up watching the 1991 film “Backdraft” and took pride in people who worked hard.

Former Norfolk firefighter Brandon Beltaine wears a Norfolk Fire-Rescue T-shirt while standing for a portrait in a wooded area in Norfolk on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

For as long as he can remember, Brandon Beltaine wanted to be a firefighter. He grew up watching the 1991 film “Backdraft” and took pride in people who worked hard. “There’s not people ...

Former Norfolk firefighter Brandon Beltaine wears a Norfolk Fire-Rescue T-shirt while standing for a portrait in a wooded area in Norfolk on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Beltaine, or Beltane, depending on who you ask, is a Gaelic pagan ritual that celebrates the Earth, fertility and the arrival of warmer weather. The celebration is typically held on April 30 or ...