Legal Issues
Kokomo Division Chief Glenda Myers claims male employees, who are not certified fire investigators, are regularly sent to investigate fires
Two workers were killed in the massive SouthPark construction site fire in Charlotte in May
Officials say Firefighter Ron Cato fails to qualify for assistance due to the minimum full-time service requirment
Officials would not describe the nature of the allegations but said that it is a serious investigation
Write-in candidate firefighter Justin Tibbetts, 25, won the fire chief position with 89 votes to incumbent Chief Rob Dixon’s 83 votes
Brittney Vanhoose, 23, who served with two fire departments in Florida, is a suspect in several fires
They said he wasn’t in violation of an ordinance that can mandate he see a doctor to determine if he was still injured
Prosecutors alleged that the 24-year-old German national was “motivated by his rage against Americans”
A judge ruled that police lacked the legal justification to arrest him; he walked out of court cleared of all charges
The court found that prosecutors withheld evidence that they offered reward money for witness testimony
He took more than $1,000 from the fire department for his own personal enrichment over a two-year period
The firefighter lost his home to foreclosure while the city engaged in two rounds of appeals
Kaumain Allen, 19, was charged with three counts of arson; he responded to the homes he set on fire
Fire Chief Daryl Osby said “fewer than 50" employees could be fired or otherwise disciplined for sharing confidential questions on hiring exams
They want reimbursement of more than $158,000 in damages the agency sustained to its vehicles in a 2013 crash that killed a firefighter
He was ordered to resign from the department and will also have to register as a sex offender
The two waived a departmental hearing on the allegations against them and chose instead to accept punishment
He faces grand theft, unarmed burglary, possession of burglary tools, petit theft, and preventing or obstructing extinguishment of fire
He was identified after photos of him were aired; he faces charges of vehicle and ID theft, burglary and fraud
The mayor will have to get the firefighters on board, as they are still reeling from the recession-era elimination of several crews
The stolen truck has been found; the wanted man used the firefighter’s credit card wearing his wife’s coat
Problems unaddressed include the failure to train members on sensitivity and sexual harassment and a crackdown on fraternization
The engine was at a complete stop at the time the 60-year-old civilian lost control of his sports car and crashed into it
Widow Juliann Ashcraft said she was “grateful to the council for voting with their conscience as opposed to whatever bureaucracy that was happening behind the scenes”
He signed a five-year last chance agreement that states if he’s involved in another drunken driving case or any other problems that he’ll be fired
The engine was pulled from service pending a sale; an ambulance and other lifesaving equipment were sold earlier this year
One firefighter head-butted an officer after being stopped for running a red light; the other kicked an officer’s leg when he was restrained at a bar
He’s not sure how he contracted HIV, but thinks it happened in 2003 when a patient he was treating got blood on him
The driver of the rig struck and killed a man riding a scooter last July; there wasn’t enough evidence to prove any crime
Authorities took custody of the child after a 911 call; the firefighter is being held on suspicion of child endangerment
A witness said he dropped his pants before going through a metal detector in a public safety building; he said he was having a bad day
He allegedly used his position as treasurer to steal the money between January 2011 and last June
Being ill-prepared for things like firefighter pregnancy and breastfeeding hurts a department’s ability to attract the best firefighters and stay out of court
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