Legal Issues
Benjamin Cunha pleaded not guilty to charges related to improvised explosive devices in El Dorado County and Sacramento County
High court rejected claims from three dozen firefighters and police officers that the merger of 649 systems violates the state’s constitution
Lake County firefighters on two units nearest to the site of the Jan. 4 emergency failed to promptly alert dispatchers they were available to respond, investigation revealed
The proposal to turn over the fire department to an outside agency is a key element of San Bernadino’s bankruptcy plan
The 22-year-old admitted to setting four fires after his shoe print and his being first on scene led police to question him
He’s accused of setting at least 30 vegetation fires since April; he was charged with eight counts of arson and has a $1 million bail.
NFPA 921 has been the gold standard for determining cause and origin since 1992, and it’s being applied to review old arson cases
The arsonist who said he lit five fires because it gave him a high was denied his request to be released into his parents’ custody
Only the 51-year-old male gunman was shot in the movie theater attack; no one was taken to the hospital
An investigation found the chief drove a city vehicle under the influence at least four times; he was suspended for one month and had his pay cut 9 percent
The former Dallas firefighter is on trial for a 4-hour stand off with police at his girlfriend’s home, that he set fire to; he is accused of several other crimes a year later
The judge did not grant the request to stop the city’s changing the schedule from four platoons to three; he said the union will likely win its financial loss argument
Calif. fire officials believe the 34-year-old woman set 14 fires in the past week and a half
He says there is a culture of bullying that leaves many firefighters afraid to speak up; he also named the fire department and other officials in the suit
The former paid on-call firefighter was convicted of setting several fires at multi-occupancy dwellings in 2013
Orville Fleming, 57, was given the mandatory 15 years to life and one more year for aggravated use of a knife in the death of 26-year-old Sarah June Douglas
Authorities said he didn’t have working smoke detectors, clear stairwells and a second means of escape from an upstairs bedroom
The dispute began after a firefighter intervened when he saw one of the four men steal a stuffed Scooby Doo doll at a county fair
Firefighter and Army veteran Philo Gravitt said he was walking his dogs when the unexpected happened
In two separate incidents, medical and fire personnel order civilians to stop filming a patient in a public place
Fire Chief Kevin O’Connor has ordered an investigation into allegations that firefighters are the ones who did the damage
Surveillance photos show a suspect vehicle leaving with the trailer
Thieves stole a laptop, an iPad, a .40-caliber Glock pistol with an extended magazine and a vehicle owner’s manual
The man stole the radios while taking a station tour with his family; he said he stole them because he wanted to listen to calls
Fire chief: “If they know they’re going to be charged, they’re going to be less likely to call in. They could put themselves in more danger.”
The firefighter’s mother believes the statue was stolen by neighborhood kids who didn’t realize how much it meant
Officials said firefighter Erik Refvik was using cocaine, bath salts and anti-anxiety pills
The department has suspended him twice from his post as chief; his reinstatement comes with strict restrictions
A conservative group called the union logos on city trucks “illegal” and complained to the city about them
The suit against the city, fire department and EMT Thomas is for gross negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress
A 27-year fire service veteran received a letter from the U.S. Treasury Department saying he owed nearly $27,000
Another bill would also increase fines and make jail time possible for drone use that interferes with firefighting efforts
It’s unclear if the patient died from injuries sustained in the ambulance crash after the driver went through a red light with lights and sirens activated
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