Legal Issues
Ambulance 3 was the closest EMS unit to a woman experiencing chest pain
Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh’s administration planned to have a hearing officer rule, in public, on discipline instead of an arbitration process
Rep. Jamaal Bowman will pay a $1,000 fine and serve probation for pulling a House fire alarm as legislators worked to avoid a government shutdown
A total of 799 voters wanted to disband the fire department and 618 voters wanted to keep it and the one paid firefighter
Nelson Aguayo, 21, is charged with four counts of third-degree assault for the Oct. 18 incident
Joseph Powers, 42, was arrested Oct. 8 for arson and reckless burning
Officials said the firefighter’s blood-alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit at the time of the crash
Officials sent the case of six disabled firefighters back to trial court for further proceedings
Carl Holmberg, 44, pleaded not guilty to charges including assault and battery on a child with injury
She said the mayor violated her civil rights because her Facebook comments did not support his bid for reelection as mayor
Some colleagues say Deputy Chief Bobby Ross, who is black, lied to investigators by denying he gave fateful commands to Wilson and others that day
Well-known fire truck and siren manufacturers are among the six defendants in the case
He was placed on leave after firefighters broke down the door of the wrong house during a call for a medical alarm
Now firefighters are required to work a 28-day, 212-hour work period before acquiring overtime pay
The study concluded that consolidating the departments into one entity is in the best interest of both the city and the county
Kirk Bills, 28, entered his pleas to avoid trial next week on a total of 31 felonies in the Jan. 27 fire
Chief Daryl Osby said the reforms were needed to protect the agency’s core values and guard against nepotism and cheating in hiring
Doug Strosnider says he was wrongfully terminated after serving notice of violations
The action eliminates a 1988 ordinance that said police and firefighters should cross-train; the concept never gained traction
Members said they found credible evidence to uphold the decision even though he testified saying he never had sex with the woman at the firehouse
Two fire trucks were robbed and vandalized overnight while crews were battling an apartment fire
Fire Marshal Brandon Bigos was placed on administrative leave after he shot the man in the left shoulder during the incident
The fire department was seeking to build a new, expanded fire station, and permission from voters to sell two fire district lots to keep the cost at or under $17.7 million
The change would require fire alarms and sprinklers only in residential buildings with at least seven units
The approved changes will bring firefighters in line with police officers’ pension benefits
Commissioner John Perkins: “I’d just like to see more control by elected officials”
A proposed bill would cover specific cancers that are likely caused by the toxins in the fires
They wanted a pension deal that would’ve let them increase their own contributions to maintain their retirement benefits
Jason Baldwin, 28, admitted to the crime during questioning by investigators
Matthew Diehl’s trial is on Nov. 17 for third-degree murder, homicide by vehicle while DUI, hit and run and underlying offenses
The saws, which are vital to fighting fires and saving lives, cost about $2,000 a piece
Orville Fleming has been held without bail since his capture in May after he hid out under dense foliage for 16 days following the slaying
Gloria Lee was accused of trying to collect a $3,500 insurance claim for losses from the Jan. 27 fire