Legal Issues
The department’s former head of HR, says she was fired after pressing leaders to address pervasive misconduct, from on-duty drinking and unsafe behavior to mishandled sexual-harassment cases
A district judge dismissed charges against two Montgomery County firefighters, finding insufficient evidence the soaked Montgomery Blair High School field was damaged
Brittney Ramos is suing the city of Rock Falls and two fire chiefs, alleging their reckless actions led to her husband falling through a floor and running out of air
Jabez Bobo was also charged with first-degree arson for the blaze at the mobile home park where Flint Firefighter Ricky Hill Jr. collapsed at the scene
IAFF Local 42 leaders said that other Kansas City FD employees had similar physical altercations with patients or residents and were not disciplined or terminated
The bill supports tougher penalties for swatting calls that lead to an evacuation, lockdown or emergency response
The Apopka fire union wants Chief Sean Wylam replaced for lack of accountability and failing to make safety improvements in the wake of Firefighter Austin Duran’s death
“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
Firefighters and paramedics often take images on calls. How long should such images be retained, and why?
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
We have to train company officers how to deal with these issues
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
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