Assaults
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
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