Legal Issues
Timothy Christian was sentenced to 26 years in prison for setting a fire that injured two Akron firefighters
Six firefighters were injured when a heavy rescue collided with a ladder truck while responding to a fire in Butler Township
St. Paul Firefighter Kenneth Zepeda had applied pressure to the neck of a combative patient
Capt. Brad Penisson, the city’s fire marshal and a certified peace officer who carries handcuffs and a service weapon with him, arrested the driver
Chief George Russell, 27, stole more than $1,000 from the fire department between July 2014 and December 2014
Derrick Bollinger and his wife, Regina, stole money from January 2012 through October 2014, essentially bankrupting the department
Tara Kimberly Lindquist admitted to taking the money from a victim’s wallet to pay for her electric bill; two brothers, ages 18 and 14, were killed in the crash
The lawsuit filed last summer said that Ye Mengyuan, who was hurt during the crash, was left in a dangerous area and was run over by two firefighting vehicles
Firefighter Brian Neill, 29, was charged with theft of the auto parts, which were valued at $5,280, and receiving stolen property
The former firefighters argued that the items, which ranged from radios to cookware used in fundraising events, belonged to them
The families of 14 contract pilots who died in the line of duty charge that Cal Fire has ‘engaged in a pattern of deceit’ in withholding death benefits since 2002
It was the then deputy fire chief, now fire chief, who spotted the irregularities and notified authorities
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
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