Legal Issues
St. Paul Firefighter Austin Smith’s wife filed suit against the farm over negligence leading to explosion
Survey finds 55% of female firefighters had been assaulted or know someone else who had been assaulted during fire/EMS work
A reward of more than $40,000 remains in place for information in the shooting of Birmingham Firefighter Jordan Melton
The woman was found stabbed to death in a bathroom, and the firefighter was found hanged in a bedroom
City officials voted 6-1 to contract fire services, which would save $7 to $10 million, to help the city’s bankruptcy exit plan survive
It would make it easier to attract and retain volunteers who might be discouraged from joining if they lived outside municipal limits
Andrew Gruenberg, 26, is charged in the death of 32-year-old Forest Service hotshot Michael Kelly
He took a bottle of alcohol, a bottle of a non-alcoholic beverage and a bottle of seasoning from one of the cars
They saw a man dig his hand into a woman’s open purse as she shopped at a fruit stand
With the new request, firefighters would be allowed to administer basic first aid and life support
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, stood with his hands folded upon learning his fate, decided after 14 hours of deliberations over three days
The truck driver and the woman who reportedly stole the ambulance were reported dead; an investigation is underway
The driver of the stolen ambulance, estimated to be traveling at 100 mph, may have intentionally collided with the semi-truck
The move will allow certain funding available to service members to pay for a larger percentage of the cost of a firefighting certification
More than 2,000 people signed a petition asking Commissioner Brenda Carey to apologize to the firefighters
Jose Moreno pleaded guilty to five counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse for molesting five kids he babysat in his apartment
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
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