Legal Issues
Refugio Jimenez Jr. will serve one year for causing the El Dorado Fire that killed Big Bear Hotshot Charles Morton
Bill would allow consumption of psychedelic mushrooms under professional supervision by a licensed therapist
CEO Showoutt stated he had permission to film the video inside Raleigh Fire Station 12
The fire was undetermined until he failed a job application polygraph test for the Secret Service
Robert Brasky has pleaded not guilty to two felony charges of arson and two misdemeanor counts of criminal damage to property
An investigation began when Chief Melvin Asher reported that his van had been burglarized; a fire radio and several flashlights had been stolen
Last summer, Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a pay hike for the firefighters passed by the Legislature
The fire chief sent a letter to the judge asking that he be given jail time since he had ample opportunity to come clean
Having and enforcing a dumb courtesy-light law hurts firefighters and those they try to protect
There has been multiple home break-ins and their station’s sign was shot at by a pellet gun
The lawsuit says the Department of Natural Resources was negligent for not letting landowners fight the fire themselves
Derrick Bollinger and his wife stole money from January 2012 through October 2014, essentially bankrupting the department
The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act must pass out of four key committees and secure agreement on a way to pay for it
Keith Rankin collapsed and died during a live-burn training exercise in 2011; the funds will help pay for his daughters’ college costs
Aaron Brantley, a nine-year veteran, was sentenced to one year in prison for attempting to bribe a fellow firefighter
Judge Joseph Williams III said he was fair and continues to be fair in the case of a fire that killed three firefighters
The 23-year-old woman met the firefighters at a concert; she got separated from her friends and they invited her back to the firehouse
Gregory Brown Jr. was convicted of three counts of second degree murder for setting the Bricelyn Street fire that killed three Pittsburgh firefighters in 1995
He tried to argue that making businesses write checks directly to him for fire safety services was compensation for the time he missed spending with his family
A total of $17,000 worth of firefighting equipment was stolen while no one was in the station
Kimberly Perreault said she was fired after raising concerns that male and female firefighters were being treated differently
Ryan Thompson, 23, was charged with second-degree murder and reckless driving
They hope it will provide answers to why Kevin Bell was left behind and no one searched for him for eight minutes
A DUI or other blemish is far from ideal; it is also far from fatal to your firefighting aspiration if you play it right
Chief David Maurer wants to amend his lawsuit after learning the town failed to re-enroll 45 employees into the retirement system
Town officials believe the missing money is tied to an alleged scam that took place over many years
Pedro Flores has been charged with theft by public servant and abuse of official capacity; he has until Monday to self-surrender or be arrested
Only about 3 percent, or 600, of Canada’s 22,000 firefighters are female
A firefighter moving into a new home found out the hard way that his neighborhood had no fire response when his car burned
The juvenile suspect entered the rig and stole radios and equipment; the police later caught the suspect and returned the stolen items
The firefighter is accused of taking the rig on a joyride and then crashing it after a night out drinking
Jason Waldeck said he didn’t report the incidents because he figured he needed to deal with the humiliation in order to continue doing what he loved
West I-10 Fire Department is currently in a dispute with Emergency Services District #48 to expropriate their stations and equipment
