Legal Issues
Wichita Engine Company 22 firefighters found the dismantled remains of the stolen Jackie Robinson statue during overhaul
The former Reese Volunteer Fire Company firefighter faces several charges for setting fire to brush, grass and woodland
Four pieces of construction equipment were burned at a site near the planned training center
Women in suggestive poses and wearing Atlanta Fire Rescue gear appeared on the website Backpage.com, which advertises escort services
Richard Zmuda, 41, is accused of deceiving an elderly aunt by advising her to set up a bank account and then stealing nearly $48,000 from her
Officials said they want to reinstate the company, but only when leadership has been restructured and they can prove things will get better
In 2010, Stewart dedicated an episode of “The Daily Show” to shame Congress into passing the Zadroga Act
The theft charge Tara Lindquist faces carries a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine
The gear was stolen while some of the firefighters were asleep during a break; one firefighter’s jacket and helmet were stolen
The charges make Chief Patrick Kelly the third consecutive chief to leave the embattled department under a cloud of controversy
Fire chiefs should be on the tiller of the “good ship” fire service, with fire boards relegated to the daunting and underappreciated job of rowing
Commission chair: “We’ll stop half the country from taking an interest in something that was just said in passing.”
He rarely left his room at his parents’ house where he posted his boasts on a site frequented by ISIS supporters; he confided in an online acquaintance that he was an “online troll” who liked to stir up trouble through hoaxes
Authorities started making arrests in April after allegations surfaced that firefighters used a sausage to assault a colleague
The two firefighters, including a former fire chief, were also are charged with distributing the drugs to each other
A man in a motorized wheelchair stole an SCBA tank, firefighting mask and backpack; he was later arrested and the items were returned
Town officials said it’s the second time the department has been investigated; volunteers say closing them down will increase response time
The sheriff’s department said the woman was 32 years old and had been on the force for two years; her husband had worked with the Los Angeles County Fire Department for five years
There have been eight fires set in abandon buildings, leaving firefighters exhausted and one with a minor injury
There are now five suspicious fires in abandon buildings that were set between 6 p.m. and midnight in the past week
No one was injured in Friday’s fire, which started around 3:30 a.m. in the college town of Pullman.
The mayor called the proposed uses “pretty specious” and “silly” and said the devices should be illegal in Michigan
The firefighters allege that the fire department failed to accurately calculate their regular rates for overtime compensation
The jury will convene to consider a sentence; the death penalty is not under consideration and the minimum he could receive would be 21 years
The firefighter, a lieutenant with 20 years on the job, used the N-word on the page of an anti-immigrant group
One firefighter claimed the seatbelt alarms were too loud and threatened to go to the media; that rig was sent to a different station and another firefighter suspended
Fire officials said they were the only department that required its firefighters to work two 10-hour days followed by two 14-hour nights
Gregory Brown was found guilty of three counts of second-degree murder for the 1995 fire that killed firefighters Thomas Brooks, Patricia Conroy and Marc Kolenda
Firefighter Brian Carey said he knows the chances of someone returning his helmet are slim, but he’s not giving up hope
He served as union treasurer from 2007 to 2012; the theft was discovered when new officers took over and did a routine audit
A Maryland man faces 15 years and $5,000 for filing false reports of two wildland fires and one vehicle fire
The man asked to check fire hazards in the woman’s home; he distracted her while accomplices stole items in her garage
Anthony Bronk served four years as the treasurer of the Minnesota State Fire Department Association; he used the money to pay for personal expenses, including a vacation to Mexico
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