Legal Issues
Spring Valley Fire Department Lieutenant Jared Lloyd died in the blaze caused by the use of a blowtorch during a religious holiday
Amber Ellison’s lawsuit claims that William Jucks made inappropriate comments and repeated sexual advances both during and after work hours
Captain Barbara Hack is suing the City of Topeka over her claim that she was passed over for promotions due to being a woman
There can be a conflict between the legal obligation to respond and the community’s expectation of response
Former Fire Chief Ryan Scharber admitted to setting nine fires and will be sentenced April 10
The new class is composed of nine white men; NAACP officials say a large segment of the community has been denied the opportunity of employment
Thirteen seasonal employees of the team will be let go after the wildfire season; officials disputed that they made the decision based on preventing costly lawsuits like those filed after the Yarnell Hill Fire
The Ironwood Hotshots crew believes it is about to be disbanded due to fears of expensive lawsuits after the Yarnell Fire that killed 19 firefighters last summer
Recent cases of on-scene arrests teach us the importance of an unambiguous command structure
The fire chiefs want the state to determine whether police committed misconduct by interfering with firefighters at the scene
They are accused of forging documents to falsely show they attended college in order to steal thousands from their father’s firefighter pension fund over six years
He’s being charged with interfering with emergency medical care, but says he has the First Amendment right to record law enforcement personnel
She claims she has suffered from discrimination, retaliation and a hostile workplace for eight years
The lieutenant is suspected of stealing $1,345 from the firefighters association for personal expenses
Retired firefighters and police officers are accused of falsely claiming they had depression, PTSD or other psychological problems so crushing they couldn’t work
The hearing centered on the death of Cecil Mills, who died of cardiac arrest when firefighters at a station across the street refused to help him
Battalion Chief Gerald C. Birkhimer did not follow the division’s chain of command and ignored division policy, allowing a firefighter to have an affair with a young woman while on duty
Three Pittsburgh firefighters were killed in the fire, and the man was recently granted a new trial
Fire officials credited sprinklers with dousing flames at the shop until firefighters arrived and rescued all the puppies from their cages
The judge issued a gag order saying the attorneys should not comment on the pending case
The county fire chiefs met and back the two firefighters; they too may hire lawyers
He faces two years in prison for sexual relations with a girl who was 15 and 16 years old
Firefighter Justin Wilkinson says he was fired by his employer because he was late to work the day of a massive fire; his employer says otherwise
The fire, set over a drug debt dispute, was the deadliest in Cleveland history
The ruling stems from a lawsuit brought by Cal Fire against property owners for causing the massive 2007 ‘Moonlight’ fire
The parents claim the fire department was negligent by not providing an ambulance for the 14-year-old who died of a heart attack at a cross-country meet
Fire union officials called the grand jury ‘shameful’ for not charging building owners in a fire that killed 2 Philly firefighters
Bryce Allen, 49, was charged with first-degree murder in the March 19, 2012 collision that killed Jacksonville Fire Department Capt. Donald Jones
A city-issued report now contradicts the coroner’s conclusion that the teen survived the crash and was killed by fire trucks
Arbitrators say Fire Chief Gregory Paxton, who pulled a man out of a car at gunpoint last year, didn’t deserve suspension and should be paid $20,000 for lost overtime
The 25 named plaintiffs in the suit include retired public school teachers, firefighters, prison workers, and employees of various state agencies
Firefighter Elyse Duckett accused the department of “falsely” identifying her to the media as being responsible for killing a 16-year-old survivor
The case of firefighter-medic Marlise Munoz drew national debate about life support for the sake of a fetus