Labor and Union Issues
Lake Charles officials said that raises were approved recently; each firefighter also earns $6,000 in annual supplemental pay in addition to the $11.17 per hour rate
Approximately 22% of members requested exemptions, the highest proportion among the city’s largest departments; 4% currently on leave
According to Local 854, like the department’s alcohol policy, there will be testing for cause if a member is thought to be impaired on the job
20 part-time firefighters will work fewer hours and there may be times when only one ambulance will be available for runs, instead of two
The local union says the chief closed one of the busiest stations in the district in an effort to save money
The patrols are meant to be a crime deterrent, though some union representatives have voiced safety concerns
Three firefighters were hospitalized because there weren’t enough firefighters to rotate shifts
The firefighter fractured his ankle and foot and shattered his heel, and hoped the department’s insurance would pay workers compensation
Battalion Chief John Grillone, a 38-year veteran firefighter, was charged with “conduct unbecoming”
Staffing strains this year have forced him to temporarily close city stations twice for a 10-hour shift
San Carlos’ city council also voted in favor of allowing overtime pay for sleeping
Pregnant firefighters publicly protested the current policy earlier this month
Although a bathroom was reserved for women, her male colleagues often used it and it had no lock
The city fire department announced the punishments on Thursday following a yearlong internal investigation
Suit claims medics provided inadequate treatment to patient after he was fatally shot by a police officer
Overtime, holiday premium payments or both were awarded to 55 so-called exempt employees in 2010
Five of the Immokalee firefighters will begin work as part-time Collier County EMTs
Firefighters were blasted for watching from shore while a man drowned at a beach in an apparent suicide
The department policy states “no employee will be permitted to remain in a limited duty assignment for more than thirty days”
Pasadena Fire Chief Lanny Armstrong found himself explaining the photos to reporters
We really need to be going out of our way daily for the public, the elected officials and the media to make sure they fully understand the good we are doing
Norco is considering service from surrounding agencies and forming a volunteer fire department
Acting Fire Chief Geoff Low said the firefighters were touring the route of a drill involving 14 fire agencies, scheduled for later in the month
The inmate crews provide a vital work force in a state where wildfires burn hundreds of homes and tens of thousands of acres in a typical year
He denies having a sexual encounter at a fire station
One photo features a firefighter with two girls sitting on his lap with a fire truck in the background, alongside several other women
He faces charges of three counts of threats against a public servant and two counts of aggravated cyber stalking
The firefighter driving the fire truck was terminated and the Lt. riding alongside him was demoted
The six laid-off firefighters will be back on the payroll until June 30
Montgomery County Fire Chief Richard Bowers is the regions highest-paid firefighter, taking home $190,000
Chief Grammer announced the change in a departmentwide email early Friday
Many of the firefighters are being laid-off for the second or third time
Missouri Legislature had passed a bill last year giving firefighters the right to live outside the city