Legal Issues
Raleigh PIO Julia Milstead said the video filmed in Station 12 is not reflective of the city’s and department’s values
Medford firefighters’ union filed a lawsuit to collect backpay after mayor claims firefighters organized a mass sickout
The investigation reported that the firefighters violated multiple rules, including failing to follow a memo about refusal of treatment and transport
Both men were linked to several stolen ladders that belonged to the city
He said he was never formally presented with the certificate, but believed that he had obtained it fairly
The lawsuit accuses officials of gross negligence, carelessness and failure to properly advise others of the time and location of the drill
Michael O’Connell carried his helmet home when he retired in 2009, shortly after being diagnosed with sarcoidosis
They voted “no confidence” in the chief last month and are willing to march city hall to have their voice heard
A retired colonel and captain were sentenced to one year in jail for having granted the nightclub a permit to operate
David Donnora, 25, was sent to state prison for four to 10 years on charges of arson and burglary and was ordered to pay $96,000 in restitution
There is no law prohibiting convicted sex offender Brad Mercier from serving on the department; his father is the fire chief
The IAFF wants scheduling to be bargained where firefighters are represented by labor unions
If the firefighters’ families are successful in their negligence claim, the city could be repaid as much as $2.3 million
Firefighters returned from a kitchen fire call to find cell phones and iPads stolen from inside their station
A commission’s failure to follow rules nullified his firing; the firefighter is appealing the attempted bribery verdict, claiming it was done in jest
Police are searching for leads to who killed Terry Canfield, a 28-year veteran of the Spokane Fire Department
The volunteer fire departments will go from $20,000 each to $7,000; the county will spend $65,000 to hire an administrator
The charges accused the 28-year-old of setting fires to three houses that were scheduled for demolition
Officials said the fire department has worked hard the past year reducing a deficit of more than $10,000
Deputy chief: “We have been cut to the bare bone ... we don’t feel it’s safe, not only for the citizens, but for ourselves also.”
Jeffrey Sanchez claims that the sexual relations were consensual and is being falsely accused
Dawud Abdulwali, 56, was booked on suspicion of aggravated arson and arson of a structure; potential charges could lead to a life sentence
This time, Terrance King posed as a doctor, stole an ambulance and later crashed it; he was arrested twice in 2013 for posing as a firefighter
Crews were at a briefing after responding to a fatal accident involving children; they came out to find $7,000 worth of equipment missing
Edgardo Fournier pleaded guilty to lighting a marijuana growing site; he was sentenced to six years and 10 months in prison
Robert Jackson was upset about the treatment of a relative who had to resign from the department
Matthew Duvall, 42, has since been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation
The state’s case questioned more than $325,000 in spending between 2007 and 2012; designer sunglasses and genital enlargement devise among the items
Fire official: “They don’t want anyone to know that they are having problems or that people think they are weak so they make errors.”
The boot is used to collect money for the Walsh-Kennedy Memorial Fund and muscular dystrophy
The serial arsonist set five fires in one year and admitted getting high watching things burn
The Securities and Exchange Commission charges that the firms top executives steered fire, police and other municipal pension investments to their company
The department is suing the municipalities for breach of contract; the council cited a failure to report on training and physicals
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