The City of Salisbury is being sued by the volunteer firefighter company that left Fire Department Station 1 earlier this year.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that they are seeking the return of equipment and other items they said they bought as well as nearly $500-thousand in damages.
The suit also charges that the Fire Chief acted with malice and ill will toward the fire company.
Mayor Jake Day says the city is meeting with the firefighters and has list of what it will return and what it will not.
The volunteer fire company announced it was separating from the city in February after the city declined to participate in formal mediation to deal with staffing disputes at the station.
The fire company is planning to set up shop at the nearby regional airport.
