Legal Issues
With most lawsuits stemming from within the FD, officers must learn to identify and manage conflict-seeking members most likely to turn problems into litigation
Highlands County Fire-Rescue units were initially sent to a report of people burning debris on the side of a road
Five Norwich volunteer fire departments claim the paid department is failing to adhere to command protocols
Brendan McDonough is expected to shed light on what he heard on the radio before the crew was overcome by the fire
The money laundering charges state that he improperly deposited money into the petty cash fund in order to use the money for his personal use
The city is correcting a payroll error that resulted in underpayment for as many as four years
The female EMT has not returned to work after the firefighter’s sexual comments were broadcast over an open channel
The employees sued the vehicle manufacturer after losing their jobs early last year; they settled the case for $671,000
It will ban four chemical fire retardants that some fear are responsible for a dramatic rise of cancer in firefighters
The bike was given to the boy by his father who built it; the dad has since died and the bike had a lot of sentimental value
He admitted setting four other fires; the latest was a six-alarm blaze that burned three buildings
Justices unanimously decided to overturn an 18-month-old law saying it left the promise of pensions ‘diminished or impaired’
The report found the fire department’s relief association ignored recommendations to properly document expenditures
The city, in theory, could charge residents thousands of dollars for responses to routine car accidents or water spills
Chief Aaron Davis used the city’s charge account at a gas station over the course of two years to buy fuel for his personal vehicle; he also used it for other unauthorized purchases
Commissioner Brenda Carey texted a complaint to firefighters for going to a Winn-Dixie while they were on the clock
Fire officials are working to develop better training after learning that the disciplinary reports filed against the two captains allowed for rapid reinstatement
The state fire marshal told a sheriff’s deputy he had learned firefighter Kyle Else had made more than one fire insurance claim in the past
A firefighter was holding a boot and collecting donations when the woman tried to rip it away from him
Two witnesses unexpectedly died; the Rim Fire burned for two months, consumed 11 homes and cost $125 million to fight
The resolution now states that fire commissioners cannot double as paid firefighters
Judge Richard Gama said the state didn’t have a duty to protect private property owners
The city records communications with fire dispatch, but not radio communication on the fireground
He stole two chain saws, a water pump and a portable generator; all of the equipment was later recovered
The lawsuit alleges that the city knew of the toxic levels of radon gas in its fire stations during the time he was employed
The report also makes 11 recommendations for departmental implementation, but does not go further than pinpointing those
An investigation revealed that Janice Bruner made false statements on whether she responded to an apartment fire
Paul Jordan was fired because a potential member, a juvenile male, had complained that he made inappropriate sexual comments to him
The county maintains that because some firefighters are paid, they are not volunteers
At the center of a the controversy are a Facebook post she made that the administration deemed racist and her claim that fire stations were unsafe
The 20-year veteran was promoted to captain in 2007; Tucson Fire did not know he was a suspect in the murders
Only 5 to 7 percent of those charged with arson are ever convicted
Investigators may have destroyed preliminary fire reports that suggested the blaze started in a kitchen rather than in the garage
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