Labor and Union Issues
The DeSantis appointees also said they would help award death benefits to Lesly Dorminy, the widow of longtime Reedy Creek firefighter Lt. James Dorminy
Union officials allege the city did not conduct a disciplinary investigation before it sought to have Dominic Biscari terminated following the fatal incident
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
Officials are refusing to provide an explanation as to why or what former fire chief Don Horton is doing
Detroit Firefighters Association President Dan McNamara says the rehires are not enough to adequately serve the public
The grant could fund 20 new firefighter positions over a two-year period
After being reprimanded for “risqué” behavior at a previous benefit, Jacksonville firefighters may not participate in another annual benefit show
The firefighters are accused of inviting women to a firehouse to perform sex acts and strip
Jeff Gaglio said he was trying to keep an old man warm after he was displaced from his burning home
The bill, if passed, would have required firefighters to get an extra 80 hours of training each year on construction codes
The move from career to on-call will bump the response time from 5 minutes to 9 minutes
The three-year deal has the lowest pay raises in 20 years and changes healthcare contributions
Firefighter Alisa McNeese is only one of four women out of the 220 firefighters in Trenton
After serving as acting fire chief for more than a year, the police chief will serve both rolls to save the city money
Capt. Jon Sprague had been disciplined several times for sending the religious emails
‘Financial mess,’ leaves county unable to fund fire department operations and with no long-term plan for fire coverage
This marks the first time the city has recruited veterans since WWII
Two firefighters’ employee associations have reached agreements that could result in $1 million in savings
City agrees to back pay for firefighter demoted for filing complaint against the fire chief
Collectively, states need $1.4 trillion to meet pension obligations and are looking for ways to trim that number
Fire chief wants to convert volunteer firefighters into reserves
The chief said with a lack of firefighters on duty, they had trouble responding to the blaze that consumed a church
The deal includes no wage increases for 2012 or 2013 but modest raises in 2014 and 2015
Voters are on both sides of the fence of whether or not to support the levy that may cost some up $100,000
City officials say they are exploring the move to improve service and cut costs; union officials say they were blindsided by the plan
“Banshee” hopes to unite EMTs and paramedics and fight for fairer wages
By Murrieta eliminating its contribution, the city will save more than $300,000
A federal judge will preside over four days of public hears focusing on the plan to end discrimination in FDNY’s hiring process
12 of the 27 firefighters will be out of job by noon Monday
The federal judge overseeing the effort to diversity the dept. has approved a new entrance exam that will allow new hires
The volunteer station had its public funding yanked and was unable to fill all shifts
Firefighter Jonathan Bedenbaugh allegedly stole $14,000 from the fire department in less than a year
The fire service and the city have just over a year to negotiate an agreement before their contract ends