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A $100M wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the Rialto FD following medics’ refusal to enter a care facility to treat a man in cardiac arrest
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San Diego firefighter Nickolas Ramirez, 59, was a 19-year veteran of the fire service, and had worked as a deputy fire marshal since 2014
“Our department has lost a great man,” Gumtree Fire & Rescue shared about Firefighter Gary Butner
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Keith Morgan, 49, was a member of the Sand Rock Fire Department, as well as a deputy with the county sheriff’s office
Nickolas Ramirez “absolutely loved the fire service and was an outstanding paramedic,” the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department said on Facebook
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Fire Engineer Lyle Crawford served for 15 years, most recently in the department’s EMS division
Unvaccinated members will have to be tested regularly while the legal challenge continues
The judge wrote that “courts have consistently held that government has the power to require vaccinations to protect the public’s health and safety”
Thomasville Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Mark Holt and former firefighter Ernest Kinley were honorary members of the Fair Grove Fire Department
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