Legal Issues
Pawtucket officials are defending their decision to terminate four firefighters and accept the departures of four others after an internal investigation uncovered possible criminal conduct
The city of Pawtucket dismissed four firefighters and accepted the resignations of four more firefighters following an internal investigation into alleged criminal activity and violations of public trust
The former Blackberry fire chief collected grant funds and failed to deliver gear from a company he failed to disclose that he owned
A group of Two Rivers residents is working to establish a VFD that can quickly respond to incidents in the unincorporated community
Surveillance video reportedly shows Baker Fire Chief Brian Keith Easterling shoot a business owner over a financial dispute
Vernon Creswell previously won $2.6 million when a jury found he had suffered racial harassment and discrimination at the Montebello Fire Department
A York assistant chief and firefighter who were injured are also included in the settlement, which is pending court approval
Richard Curtis was identified after he uploaded images and video of child pornography through the Moyers Corner Fire Department Wi-Fi
Joshua Gerstner was suspended from the Russellville-Lohman Fire Department earlier this year and was sentenced to probation and counseling
Joshua Eisnor is facing up to 20 years in prison for distributing oxycodone, suboxone, Klonopin and Adderall to Malden Fire Department members
Gary Loesch says officials exposed him to COVID-19 after he appealed a disciplinary pay cut linked to a retaliation complaint and his pimp costume
Brett A. Rider assaulted three female dispatchers; Tonawanda Supervisor Joseph Emminger called his on-duty behavior inappropriate and sexually harassing
The bullet struck a window over the watch desk and lodged in a binder
Sean DeCrane accused officials in 2016 of violating his rights because they mistakenly believed he leaked information about an incoming chief
The sentence is half of what prosecutors sought for Verdine Day, who stole over $200,000 from members and took money that was to be given to the NAACP
Officer Norma Eisenman, a Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman, said the man allegedly tried to break into Station 6 in Silver Lake
Firefighter Kelly Gall said the city of Austin failed to act against now former Lt. James Baker after prior reports of inappropriate behavior
The fire nearly cost the lives of 14 firefighters who were trying to defend their fire station but were overrun by flames and had to deploy emergency shelters
Investigators say the victim suffered a broken left arm, a swollen right arm and a concussion
A Stevens County Fire District 7 ambulance was rammed on the road, and District 2 reported the theft of a truck and equipment
After Firefighter Matthew Dizney’s suspected overdose, commanders transferred staffers among New Britain’s eight firehouses to break up cliques
Learn what firefighters should know about patient privacy in this tip from risk management expert Gordon Graham
“My mom was the consummate mom,” Garnell Whitfield said. “My mother was a mother to the motherless.”
Erie County Sheriff: “This was pure evil. It was straight up racially motivated hate crime from somebody outside of our community.”
If convicted, Jerod Day, 40, could face up to six years in prison
Bryan Bokan of Bethlehem turned himself in shortly after police found the car that caused the crash near the local firefighter’s union office
A Trenton police spokesperson said Kena West and Zaequan Cofield were firing at another person or persons in the area
U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia Altonaga wrote that the suit was dismissed for several reasons, including the fact that the law does not take effect until 2023
The independent district straddles two Fla. counties and provides municipal services to landowners such as firefighting, EMS and public works
How the impending dissolution of the independent district could impact the Reedy Creek Fire Department, which protects the entertainment resort
Corey Cole Jr. admitted to stealing an estimated $315,000 from the Lehigh Township Fireman’s Relief Association
The driver of the farming vehicle fled the scene and was later arrested by police, admitting to officers that he consumed whiskey prior to driving
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