And Jeg, really. Come on now. You don’t have to live up to your custom title every damn day. 
Don’t blame yourself. I think you hit the nail on the head in that you got kicked out because you didn’t play their politics. They suck. Not you. Well, maybe you suck. I don’t know. I’ve never met you. It doesn’t seem like it though. They definitely suck though.
Oh, and were your 7 years of training and classes and certs paid for by the firehall aka tax dollars? I’d be pissed if they just threw away 7 years of my money because you wouldn’t kiss their asses. “Hello, 2 on your side?”