Overview

• A TikTok video showed Fire Chief Peter Alt using profanity to berate a 10-year-old girl during a mental health emergency in West Babylon.
• The North Babylon Volunteer Fire Company executive board stripped Alt of his duties as it reassesses training, policies and procedures.
• The Town of Babylon Attorney’s Office in conjunction with the Public Safety Department has opened a formal investigation into the incident.
• Suffolk County Police Internal Affairs was notified after officers on the scene observed the exchange; it is consulting with town officials.
• Alt’s employer in the Long Island Rail Road system has withheld him from duty pending completion of the review.