Legal Issues
During a brush fire, Colorado Springs Firefighter Wesley Cosgrove allegedly drove over a woman sleeping in a park
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The two got into an argument over how to handle an unconscious patient
Gary Lee Philpot, 34, was released from duty because he did not comply with the terms of his probationary status
The work will cost the city $160,000; the city is also requiring additional diversity training for firefighters
Jenny Wilson: “The fire department has not done one thing in a matter of integrity or to honor Stan or even to prevent another firefighter’s death.”
Martin Pang is serving a 20-year sentence for setting a warehouse fire that killed four Seattle firefighters in 1995
The department will be provided a 50-year lease as long as they continue to operate throughout the life of the agreement
A citizen complained that the district failed to file minutes of a recent meeting for the second time in less than a year
Officials decided not to disband the volunteer department and to keep it operating for another 90 days; an interim fire chief was appointed
The judge said the 15-year-old girl was careless, not criminal, with smoking materials that set off a 2013 shop fire
If Chief Robertson complies with the conditions, the assault charge also will be dismissed
The union filed two suits as part of an on-going pay dispute
The owner and government are in the midst of a suit over his building that was recently demolished
Some firefighters resigned after the meeting, but later apologized after talking with some of the other firefighters
An expert said it discriminated against women and minorities; the city will create a replacement exam for applicants
Told the firefighters that assaulted the rookie to “keep their mouths shut” and delete the video so no one would find out
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty of all 30 counts against him; 17 of those charges are punishable by death
The stolen items included portable radios, a medical bag, life vests, brass hose fittings, wrenches, a mask and wildland gear
Five volunteer firefighters were arrested for sexually assaulting a rookie with a sausage; a civilian was arrested for recording the incident
The jury will now decide whether the 21-year-old should be sentenced to death or receive life in prison
The fire chief is looking into changes that would give female firefighters more privacy
Kristine Bunch spent 17 years in prison; she said fire marshal investigators suppressed evidence that showed the fire was accidental
Audit report revealed the fire company never repaid a 10-year-old loan for $150,000 from a state fireman’s relief fund
The town said they fired him for being verbally abusive and disrespectful during a meeting
Paul Jordan, 25, was arraigned and ordered held in lieu of $1.5 million bail
They bent the victim over on a couch, pulled down his pants and sexually assaulted him with a sausage
The lawsuit says EMS providers lifted her into the ambulance, which resulted in a gash to her leg that required 21 stitches
Female firefighters said their concerns range from overt sexual advances from male employees to retaliation for reporting problems
Suspects could face charges including second-degree manslaughter and reckless endangerment
Capt. Graham Groneman, who happened to be driving by, detained the woman until deputies arrived
Social security numbers and other demographic information, that was stolen by a billing company employee in 2012, recently found during a Fla. arrest
The city manager says the move is to ensure the integrity of the investigation
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