Legal Issues
Two Newport News firefighters were terminated after an investigation found they ignored protocols
An investigation into the Flanders Fire Department has led to directives for the volunteer fire chief to seek counseling
The term has been banned from EMS training with the exception to describe its historical usage
She was charged with first-degree larceny for stealing the monthly payments of more than $200 for the last five years
Amanda Devine, a department treasurer, stole $32,000 from her department’s firefighter relief fund
Batt. Chief James Costello, 52, died the day before Thanksgiving; officials continue to urge Congress to reauthorize the Zadroga Act
The settlement, which avoided a third trial, requires the city to pay $1.04 million in back pay and pre-judgment interest to the firefighters
William Hamilton Getzendaner’s charge was changed from a third-degree felony to a first-degree felony for tampering with a witness
Bryan Calderwood claims Frank Ross failed to take action to get more water to fight a garage fire in 2013; he says he also didn’t communicate to other chiefs and failed to protect personal property
George Tiaffay has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for hiring a homeless ex-convict to kill his wife in September 2012
Officials say the low numbers of black firefighters who advance in rank suggest biased testing; out of 404 promotions, African-Americans received about 5 percent of the total
Concerns about rampant cheating are laid out within 13 hours of audio recordings of 11 of the 163 witness interviews that were leaked
The 65-year-old Orono fire chief said the city manager fired him without cause in 2012
The thief broke into the firefighter’s personal call while they were out on a call
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
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