Papillion city officials have another fire of controversy to douse. The city’s fire chief tells Six On Your Side’s Mike McKnight that he unintentionally violated city policy that political activity is prohibited on city owned or leased property.

A hot topic in Omaha last summer was the firefighter union's fight for four men on a fire truck. The issue came before the City Council.

During that time, the Omaha firefighters' union filmed a commercial using two Omaha firefighters whose father died in the line of duty. The background included fire gear and a tight shot of a fire truck. The video was shot in a Papillion fire station with a Papillion truck in the background, though the location is unidentifiable.

Papillion Fire Chief Bill Bowes tells Six On Your Side, “I didn’t see it as politically motivated or part of a political activity. I understand now in talking with my city administrator about it could be viewed that way.”

Chief Bowes said the Omaha firefighters' union called him to request the use of fire equipment for background in the filming. “They just needed somewhere to go and film a quick commercial with some generic fire department stuff in the background, something done innocently enough.”

“I apologize to Chief Bowes and to the community of Papillion if there’s any misconception of what the video is for," said secretary of the Omaha firefighters' union Scott Muschall.

Muschall said the union’s public relations committee decided to go outside the city because of the contentious nature of the controversy in Omaha.

“The intent of the video was not political in nature, it is a community relations video designed to educate the public on what our views are on the four-man staff issue.”

Papillion city administrator Dan Hoins said if there’s any disciplinary action, it would be confidential.