Legal Issues
Former paramedic Jeremy Cooper faced up to three years in prison after being found guilty of criminally negligent homicide
At least 94 people died after they were given sedatives and restrained by police from 2012 through 2021, according to the Associated Press
An AP investigation shows how a strategy intended to reduce violence and save lives has resulted in avoidable deaths
The suit claims the newly installed digital radios repeatedly knocked firefighters off the air, forcing them to use hand signals
Major provisions include a new tier for newly hired police and firefighters that limits maximum pension payments and requires employers and employees to share equally in payments to retirement accounts
Colleagues backed up firefighter Brian Brian Smolik’s story, recalling how the man swung a knife and asked them if they wanted to die
Edward Scigliano stole nearly $50,000 while he ran the fire training academy; he bought a flat-screen TV, gas grill, living room set and other items
The bill would provide benefits to the families of public safety officials killed in the line of duty
Investigators found that they were setting the fires and then responding to them when their departments were called
New hires would be given a choice of opting for a 401(k)-style retirement plan rather than a plan with a guaranteed pension
Jatin Patel has received a string of violations and a series of fines for dangerous and unsafe conditions at other properties he has managed or owned
Fire and EMS providers have a duty to make a good-faith effort to provide competent, efficient and compassionate emergency care to everyone in need
Chief Jeremy Hunt, who’s also a reserve police officer, exchanged gunfire with a man after responding to a vehicle crash
The proposal wants to create possible penalty of jail time for people who fly drones within three miles of a wildfire
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