Legal Issues
Survey finds 55% of female firefighters had been assaulted or know someone else who had been assaulted during fire/EMS work
A reward of more than $40,000 remains in place for information in the shooting of Birmingham Firefighter Jordan Melton
Brooklyn Supreme Court judge ruled the inspection allegations are “unnecessary” to the age discrimination lawsuit from several chiefs
The man, wearing a firefighter’s uniform, sneaked into a hotel during a fire; he claimed he was firefighter and volunteered to help
Nicholas James Dickerson took photos of himself sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl at a fire station; the photos were discovered in a deleted picture folder on his phone
The NFPA guidelines call for banning natural trees in places with 50 or more people; the new bill would prohibit government officials from passing ordinances limiting the placement of trees
The firefighters were responding to a medical call when the man attacked them; the man’s attorney said he was acting in self-defense
For every action in fire and EMS there are consequences, some positive and some negative, but sometimes you do what you got to do
Prosecutors charged three people with his murder, alleging they robbed and killed him before stealing and later torching his car a week before Christmas.
The trucks with the diesel engines from Navistar International make up about 35 percent of the fleet and take up 80 percent of the department’s maintenance time
Four children and two adults died and one adult was critically burned in the revenge attack
The thief stole Fire Chief Rick Winkles’ badge and dog tags from the home; police are searching for suspects
Despite allowing a scandal that resulted in 15 managers being terminated or demoted during his tenure, Chief Administrator George Morris faced no consequences and was promoted
Lawmakers are weighing new arson laws that would distinguish the types of structures burned
The EMT allegedly exchanged sexually explicit photos and videos with the junior firefighter for several months
A thief cut through a fence and stole thousands of dollars worth of equipment off of a fire truck
The former Duluth firefighter had already been sentenced for child pornography charges and will not receive additional jail time for the recordings
The principals house was a complete loss; at least three of the teen students will be charged as adults
The attorney general filed charges against the water treatment plant manager at the fire academy
Michigan lawmakers passed a bill to provide funding for cancer treatment for firefighters; no money was ever put into the fund
Investigators believe the former chief sexually assaulted a 13-year-old over 3 or 4 years; they did not say if it happened before his retirement in 1991
An investigation found up to $5 million missing from a volunteer fire department’s funds; the agreement requires the department to provide detailed expenditure reports
The bill would go into effect in January 2017 and cost the state an estimated $2.2 million annually
Lack of training records, failure to file tax returns and failure to register as an emergency response agency were among the problems
The lawsuit claims the Topeka city manager violated city codes by contracting with an interim chief from Arizona
The New York bill would extend coverage beyond injuries sustained in the line of duty
The baby had third-degree burns over 60 percent of her body and died two hours after she was flown to a Philadelphia hospital
About $30,000 worth of equipment was stolen; police have no suspects
Videos made by a teen showing a flamethrower lighting up a turkey spit has Conn. lawmakers considering how to make putting weapons on drones a crime
Firefighters claim they are owed 10 hours of overtime per 24-day pay cycle; the total could exceed $100,000
The thief broke into several firefighters’ vehicles while they were on emergency runs, taking items like guns, computer tablets and cash
The bill aims to make cancer a job-related illness; it would give $80,000 to families of firefighters who die from cancer
Benjamin Cunha admitted setting dozens of fires in an attempt to earn overtime pay and impress his peers