Assaults
Survey finds 86% of female firefighters had been assaulted or know someone else who had been assaulted during fire/EMS work
The two got into an argument over how to handle an unconscious patient
Police arrested the lieutenant and charged him with strangulation during a call in Brooklyn
Recent violent events have pushed Wake County officials to buy additional protection for first responders
The Vine Grove volunteer firefighter met the teen when she was part of the department’s junior firefighter program
Firefighters said they have been threatened with pipes and broken mops, hit with rocks and physically obstructed from administering care or responding to a fire
Lorain had put former Assistant Fire Chief Matthew Homolya on administrative leave since the incident
“The actions depicting in a video of the incident are completely unacceptable,” department officials said in a statement
“It is a relief to finally have justice,” said Oren Barzilay, president of FDNY EMS Local 2507
The cadet is one of three female cadets who accused Columbus Division of Fire Battalion Chief Joe Richard of inappropriate behavior
IAFF Local 42 leaders said that other Kansas City FD employees had similar physical altercations with patients or residents and were not disciplined or terminated
Casilia Loessberg’s participation in anti-sexual-harassment training empowered her to “fully fight the mistreatment she was enduring,” her lawsuit said
“The eagle was officially grounded for the second time in one night,” wrote the Martin County Sheriff’s Office in an apparent reference to the Eagles’ Super Bowl loss earlier that night
The abuse happened in at least two Perth Amboy firehouses
Kevin Mains Jr. was sentenced to one to four years in prison
John Krueger has been accused of inappropriately touching two children and is on unpaid leave from the Antigo Fire Department
Jerome George Williamson, 49, was allegedly “highly intoxicated” and screamed at the Plymouth firefighter before lunging towards him
Firefighter Robert Buckley has been charged with assault and battery on a person over 60 causing serious bodily injury
A patient handcuffed to a stretcher reportedly kicked the responder with enough force that he was pushed out the rig’s doors and onto the ground
“He spun back around and shoved Fire Chief Larry Fisher in the chest causing him to go backwards into the ambulance door,” a Merrimac Police Officer said
“If he never learned the consequences of spitting in a grown man’s face, then consider my actions a public education,” the firefighter told Telemundo
Both firefighters were on duty, and the injured person was transported to a hospital
Both men suffered facial injuries, and Stowe Fire Chief Matthew Chapman is facing charges of simple assault and harassment
Watervliet Firefighter Edward Rolfe was suspended with pay for over three years before losing his job
Hamden Mayor Lauren Garrett said wants to be sure company changes and that she asked the fire chief to tell members to speak up if they witness misconduct
Decatur police officers had to remove the man, who told them he was “high on meth” as he fought with them
One of the new offenses took place while Clifford Heiser was still employed by the Wausau Fire Department
Thomas Gatto could return to active duty pending a review by the Indianapolis Fire Department
