Legal Issues
A Norfolk firefighter fired for off-duty medical marijuana use is challenging his dismissal as state law now protects employees using medical cannabis off the clock
Flag code requests we follow specific guidelines when displaying the American flag at our stations and on fire apparatus
The San Jose captain is accused of stealing drugs from a fire station and faces multiple charges, as an audit reveals widespread tampering across city firehouses
“I’m truly sorry,” Jacquelyn Walker said, apologizing to the dozens of Thomas Royds’ family members and friends in court
The three paramedics and one EMT will each receive $29,999, according to a spokesperson for FDNY EMS Local 2507
The judge rejected the chiefs’ argument that the department wouldn’t be able to handle a major crisis without them
The settlement sum aims to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters sharing photos of the NBA star’s fatal helicopter crash
The plaintiffs, Assistant Chiefs Joe Jardin, Michael Gala and Fred Schaaf, demand that a total of 11 chiefs get their old jobs back
Crew members returned from a call to find the man “in possession of personal property of the firefighters on duty,” a police spokesman said
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Casilia Loessberg’s participation in anti-sexual-harassment training empowered her to “fully fight the mistreatment she was enduring,” her lawsuit said
Dominic Biscari has been on unpaid leave from the Kansas City Fire Department, which is seeking termination
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Neil Carlberg was a Bellingham firefighter for 33 years, retired in 2011 and died of esophageal cancer in 2018
They blame the New York State Academy of Fire Science for the death of their son, a 21-year-old Watertown firefighter who had an emergency during training
A Colorado Springs officer and a paramedic held Kevin Dizmang on the ground after they saw him walking in the middle of a street, speaking unintelligibly
Stockton Fire Captain Vidal “Max” Fortuna had been responding to a dumpster fire last year
“The eagle was officially grounded for the second time in one night,” wrote the Martin County Sheriff’s Office in an apparent reference to the Eagles’ Super Bowl loss earlier that night
A juror said that most of panel wanted to convict Anthony Spada, who remains on leave from the Walla Walla department
When it comes to federal grant funds, it’s obvious many public safety agencies are not following the rules
The abuse happened in at least two Perth Amboy firehouses
Some have called for a new chief from outside of the Missouri department
The Missouri department was also the subject of an investigative series by the Kansas City Star into allegations of decades of discrimination
Nearly six years after EMT Yadira Arroyo was killed, the man who allegedly ran her down with her own rig will stand trial
In the lawsuit, the father of a Portland man who drowned alleges that first responders could have acted faster and done more for his son
The Jacksonville firefighters wanted to wear closely trimmed beards to avoid skin irritations, but the judge said that would violate OSHA rules
Our initial and ongoing assessment of patients should be no different than our initial and ongoing assessment of fire scenes
Armando Hogan, a former spokesman for the agency, had been on administrative leave since Oct. 13
Kevin Mains Jr. was sentenced to one to four years in prison
The department expects to complete its investigation into the role of two fire department members present at the fatal police-involved incident next week
The Suffolk County DA said the now-former volunteer with the Wading River Fire Department arrived for work wearing what appeared to be a police uniform
According to police, Wellsburg Chief Scott Kins said he had been responsible for more than 20 drawings and bingos since he took on the role of chief in 2021
Veteran Kansas City Kansas Firefighter Leejamahl A. Washington says his co-workers wore Nazi memorabilia, and he found a noose in front of his locker
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