Legal Issues
Aldermen, residents criticized fire department leaders for not being at a meeting about race, discrimination and lawsuits in the department
Former Easthampton Firefighter was sentenced to eight months in prison and two years probation
Baltimore County Fire Chief Joanne Rund led the department through the pandemic and collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge
Officials say Lyndon Beharry shot his partner and their sons ages 4 and 7 before setting the house on fire and shooting himself
The city wants firefighters to maintain their license throughout their career; the union is advocating for it to be required only a portion of that time
Carl Strye Jr. is facing a felony charge that carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison; thefts in excess of $8,000 occurred the same year he stepped down as president and became mayor
The jury determined that George Corley’s age was a substantial motivating reason for his termination; the county has the option of appealing the verdict
Officials said the units were prone to failure and caused the air supply to deplete in less than one minute
Stolen items included two parade axes, two parade pike poles, a state flag and an American flag
The medic, who has an extensive jail record history, stole the man’s debit card when he was dispatched to his home
The new law will provide $80,000 to families of both professional and volunteer firefighters
The city is reducing the number of firefighters per shift from 10 to eight; the union is suing the city for violation of contract
Shane Streater, who was convicted of theft by deception, faces up to 10 years in prison
The bill will give 100 percent of the monthly salary earned by deceased first responders to spouses for their lifetime
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