Legal Issues
The two got into an argument over how to handle an unconscious patient
Lawyers for 9/11 survivors were denied requests to learn what former Mayor Rudy Giuliani knew about Ground Zero toxins
The Rialto firefighters maintained they were strictly adhering to COVID protocols in the 2021 incident
Dispatcher Mary Beth Pazaras sued for discrimination after investigators blamed her for a delay in sending firefighters to a blaze that killed an Army veteran
The agreement ends nine years of claims the union brought against the city, with the city agreeing to support the fire outsourcing process and bankruptcy exit plan
The agency was supposed to recommend standards so the incubators could be installed and operated safely, not decide whether they should be implemented
A new Illinois law claims responders will no longer have immunity from lawsuits brought by individuals who accuse them of not providing the proper level of response
The attack lasted 21 minutes and was undertaken by six pirates; no one was injured
Mayor Jim Rauckman is challenging the board’s decision to meet behind closed doors to discuss his complaint over the purchase
He believes the department is listing him as a firefighter to show compliance after a federal racial discrimination lawsuit
The proposal would require newly hired police and firefighters to work for 25 years before they’re entitled to a full pension
Responders will no longer have blanket immunity from lawsuits brought by individuals who accuse them of not providing the proper level of protection or response
The husband and wife pair are accused of taking money from the fire department for credit card bills, cell phone bills and to help pay off a loan
Jesse Alba allegedly told a part-time female employee to quit because he was attracted to her and it was distracting
A probe of a department’s loss of up to $5 million show a spending spree may not have all gone for equipment purchases
A Supreme Court decision found it was unconstitutional to impose mandatory prison sentences of life without parole on juveniles
The department has adopted a respectful workplace policy and will provide training to all firefighters and board members
If convicted, Thu Hong Nguyen would face 10 to 30 years in prison — the same sentencing for convictions on second-degree murder
Lawsuit argues the volunteer firefighters were denied due process and that town officials broke the law in suspending them
A town that saw 20 of its firefighters resign sees new claims by a fired enforcement official and a rally for the firefighters who left
The back pay will come in addition to a July settlement in a lawsuit filed by 85 firefighters, which several refused to sign because the error hadn’t been fixed
The new charges, causing catastrophe and two counts of second-degree assault, come in part because two firefighters remain injured from the wall collapse
Defense lawyers charge that prosecutors are purposely delaying the retrial of a 1995 arson fire that killed three Pittsburgh firefighters
Twenty volunteer firefighters, including the chief, resigned over a controversy involving its only female member
Firefighter Timothy Devine’s father claimed the officers provoked Devine to kill himself in 2012 by repeatedly firing nonlethal ammunition at him
The 19-year-old is accused of taking $7,630.50 worth of radios, shoulder microphones, batteries and chargers
Officials said it was a concerned colleague who researched and uncovered the man’s previous history that led to the job offer being withdrawn
The rig was responding to a medical call and hit a car, killing a 19-year-old woman who had been sitting in the passenger seat
An extended prison term for two arsonists has fueled protests over animal grazing rights on federal land that’s escalated into an armed stand off
The FDNY firefighters, including a deputy chief and three battalion chiefs, claimed they didn’t know a firefighter had gotten the tickets for free
Tara Lindquist admitted to stealing $120 from the wallets of two teenage brothers killed in the crash
The burglary of the firefighter’s vehicle was one of at least nine that have occurred in the last eight days
Michael Denardo admitted to stealing the money without anyone else knowing, including his wife whose bank account was used to funnel the money