Legal Issues
The new Federal Wildland Fire Service would consolidate USDA and DOI fire programs into one command under the Interior Department
You’ve got the requisite emergency response training, but do you have the knowledge to survive a lawsuit?
A Kansas City woman has been charged in the fatal stabbing of Firefighter/Paramedic Graham Hoffman, days after posting bond in an assault case involving a police officer
Andrew Fox says the city and fire chief “violated his First Amendment right to free speech and free exercise of religion, and violated the Texas Constitution”
Lorain Assistant Fire Chief Matthew Homolya had been on leave since March
The Brainerd city council approved the agreement with Firefighters Union Local No. 4725 after an earlier ruling that the city violated state labor laws
Robert Doerr’s widow and a second suspect were each charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of the Evansville firefighter
Cell phone photos taken by law enforcement officers after the Route 91 Harvest music festival shooting were being spread the same night
Terran Mark League Jr. is also facing a fourth misdemeanor, sexual battery
Petaluma firefighters reported that a man in a pink jacket waved a Buck knife at them
The move could signal that criminal charges are being considered in the death of the 21-year-old who had a medical emergency at New York State Fire Academy
Gadsden Fire Department members said in the original complaint that the city violated overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act
Vanessa Bryant’s attorneys say a sheriff’s deputy led Brian Jordan around to take site photos; the former captain and his lawyer cited stress and trauma
A Rochester firefighter is seeking $4M in damages from the city after accusing his captain of forcing him and two junior FFs to attend a racist event
L.A. County lawyers argued first responders working the scene needed the photos, and officials took swift action after learning some photos had been shared
The man crashed the ambulance, injuring the trapped provider, before fleeing and later stealing a Tanner Fire Department fire truck and crashing it, as well
Clermont Fire Department and EMS responded to a medical call at the home made by the man’s wife and were shot at upon arrival
Friends and family of Eurie Martin are calling for the Sandersville Fire Department to terminate Michael Howell for failure to render aid
Police arrested Bryon Pointer on suspicion of multiple charges, including assault with a deadly weapon
During efforts to control the blaze, the building collapsed and trapped multiple firefighters; some firefighters suffered heat-related injuries
The paramedics and current or recent members of the fire prevention division said bias against Black women has affected their pay and opportunities
John Gibson faces charges including second-degree vehicular homicide by operating a vehicle recklessly and third-degree hindering apprehension or prosecution
Lt. Rich Michelson alleges discrimination, a lack of due process and that a faulty misconduct claim was used to fire him
Madison County crews were extricating the man from the vehicle when he reportedly became erratic and confused, and elbowed a firefighter in the face
Gabriel Watson said his job was “constructively terminated;” Portland officials said he was laid off after he blacked out on duty and refused to take a fitness test
Both suits allege that the L.A. County sheriff’s and fire departments violated the plaintiffs’ 14th Amendment rights when employees shared photos of the scene
Angela Skudin filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Biltmore Estate following the death of her husband, Casey, at the N.C. tourist attraction
A police report says a female Easthampton firefighter noticed a “blue light” coming from a locker, which led her to find cameras in two lockers
Approximately 22% of members requested exemptions, the highest proportion among the city’s largest departments; 4% currently on leave
Wayne Triche embezzled money from the pension fund to cover his gambling, home improvement and living expenses
Over a year after being awarded $2.4M, Jyan Harris says he hasn’t received payment, and the unified government is angling to pay less than $1.5M
Recently completed toxicology tests showed that New Britain Firefighter Matthew Dizney had multiple drugs in his system when he died in January
Jamie Lynn Snow alleges that the defendants were negligent, including withholding safety information about crime in Cancun
