Labor and Union Issues
A coalition of unions sued to block the mass firings, but a judge ruled in favor of the city Thursday
Most of the additional spending is related to pay increases for Syracuse firefighters, including a small amount of retroactive pay
IAFF Local 176 President Matt Lay says Tulsa and the mayor have “a legal and moral obligation to compensate our firefighters”
Mayor Annise Parker is unhappy with the way an investigation into graffiti targeting firefighters was conducted
A FEMA grant will pay the salaries and benefits for the three firefighters for two years
About 25 law officers used search warrants to seize records and copy computer data from district fire stations and homes
The painting depicts the grim reaper wielding a scythe with a drug syringe tip
The ambulance is the first full-time addition to the city’s paramedic staffing since 2004
Commissioner Salvatore Cassano is asking lawyers to review the doctor’s disability pension meant for firefighters with job-related heart ailments
Half of all city firefighters could be laid off
911 was called 10 times and he was asked to walk four blocks to an ambulance
The firefighters was demoted after an investigator looked into allegations by a female firefighter that he had made her feel uncomfortable
The mayor and fire chief are concerned a jurisdictional clash between law enforcement and fire service is jeopardizing the public’s safety
Houston Fire Department has been the focus of investigations in the past year
Placed on limited duty for declaring a living man dead, the 2 paramedics continue to be reviewed
Charleston has also instituted a temporary hiring freeze in fire departments and downgraded four fire lieutenant positions
Commissioner Sal Cassano will have to decide if there’s any leeway in the department’s zero-tolerance drug policy
An investigation found they used the fire department’s trailer to move personal belonging over a 10-day period during work hours
It could also share other positions such as fire marshal, battalion chief, management assistant and administrative secretary
The state’s fire union is behind the proposal, which the EMS commission calls ‘preposterous’ and a threat to patients’ lives
One firefighter was injured when a ceiling collapsed and another firefighter was burned
Coventry fire stations have been ordered to strip out their recreation rooms as part of modernisation plans
He was one of three Farmington firefighters arrested in a period of less than three months last year
The FEMA grant will pay the salary and benefits for three full-time firefighters for two years
Recent cutbacks in San Diego’s emergency services delayed water to the scene of an apartment building fire
The Lockport Police Department will dispatch firefighters in a plan to save on costs
A Facebook page, “Support Rolling Meadows Firefighters and Paramedics,” that opposes the outsourcing has been set up
The chief sued the town and board members, saying they violated his free-speech rights for suspending him for three weeks without pay
Kimberly Kelsey says she was only transported after she called 911 a second time
Cheating, arson, theft, substance abuse, harassment, and misuse of information technology are among the ethical problems covered
The captain allegedly proposed a scheme to bring in more minority candidates by doctoring the city’s computerized application process
An attorney gave advice to a session at EMS Today in Baltimore regarding the growing issue of responders posting media online