Legal Issues
Medford firefighters’ union filed a lawsuit to collect backpay after mayor claims firefighters organized a mass sickout
The investigation reported that the firefighters violated multiple rules, including failing to follow a memo about refusal of treatment and transport
St. Paul Firefighter Austin Smith’s wife filed suit against the farm over negligence leading to explosion
Volunteer firefighter David Kruse’s gear was stolen from the back of his truck while fighting a grass fire
Julia Beth Ann Harper, 53, admitted her actions caused great bodily injury to Capt. Pete Dern, who spent six months in a burn unit
Capt. Al Schaffer, a two-time Firefighter of the Year, pleaded guilty to stealing from an orphanage for four years; he was sentenced to one year in prison
William Boone said he was fired after raising concerns that the chief was favoring firefighters with ties to a nearby county; he is seeking back pay and damages
Brad Tate was fired in 2013 after officials found he provided substandard care, intimidated and bullied patients and falsified records to show patients who called 911 refused care
Lt. Cruz Fernandez, 52, died in 2006; his wife argued that his death was related to his time spent at Ground Zero
Nicholas Joyce was charged with second-degree aggravated arson after setting fire to a shed and later returning to help extinguish the blaze
Susie Ella Stovall is accused of setting the fire that killed her husband in November; her attorneys are gathering evidence about her mental competence at the time of the fire
The jury found Paul Dennehy not guilty of motor vehicle homicide in the crash that killed firefighter Kevin Regan
The Newaygo fire chief is accused of attempting to get paid for on-call hours when he was hours away from his fire district
Jason Hardister has been a firefighter with the Indianapolis Fire Department for 11 years; he claims the city and the department discriminated against him for being black
The firefighter said the department violated his labor rights by failing to inform him he was under investigation and did not advise him of his rights
Criminal charges were dismissed, but lawyers for the firefighters argue that giving police unfettered access to records of all prescription drugs dispensed to patients is unconstitutional
The firefighters claim the station did not have working smoke alarms and violated the city’s fire code
A mobile neighborhood library was stolen from a family’s front lawn; the fire captain was responding to an EMS call when he spotted the stolen library
The jury deliberated for nearly three days before convicting Ryan Allen Jones of attempted voluntary manslaughter and acquitting him of attempted murder
The chief was shopping at a grocery store when someone stole his gear out of his personal vehicle
The bill would allow firefighter deaths from certain kinds of cancer to be considered line of duty deaths
The woman set fire to her N.Y. apartment in 2010, killing a tenant in another unit
Daniel Dougherty has always maintained he did not start the fire that killed his two young sons in 1985; In 2000 he was sentenced to death
The jury will decide whether the stabbing of two firefighters last year was a “brazen act of violence” or a neccesary act of self-defense
The firefighter was fired after he violated protocols by entering a house fire alone in an attempt to save a resident; he thought his captain was coming in behind him
A firefighter-turned-psychologist breaks down what strategies fire departments can put into place to prevent firefighter-specific crimes
The new version of the exam was created after a judge ruled the previous exam discriminated against minorities
Tamalyn Nigretto wasn’t invited to speak to the media or included when they mayor thanked the fire crew; she said the incident underscores how difficult it is for women to succeed as firefighters
The 16-year-old admitted to deputies that he set three homes, a business and a wooded area on fire
The attorney general filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed against two firefighters over missing firefighter funds
The payment did not comply with state law because it was not approved by the council and exceeded the $50,000 cap
The man is a suspect in the fire that killed four and left a 5-year-old girl with serious burns; the judge in the case said the man’s conduct was ‘reprehensible’
The cuts are the result of an expected city deficit of $25.7M; the fire chief said the cuts could “impact how we provide services to the community”
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