Legal Issues
Nine members from Engine 38/Ladder 51 and eight from Engine 43/Ladder 59 were reassigned as the department investigates
Two Montgomery County firefighters face malicious destruction and disorderly conduct charges after spraying engine water onto the field
An internal probe found the Waterbury recruits used phones and computers during the proctored test
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
One of the firefighters was shocked by power lines that fell at the scene
Polk County continues to deny Christina Pierson a $25,000 benefit offered by the state
Betty Cobb, 75, was found injured and bound with duct tape
Jake Dougherty was pulled over by police in June 2020 after starting work for the Whiteland Fire Department in February
The court will reconvene on July 13 to determine which departments may be released next
Kern County Fire Chief Aaron Duncan said his department and the Office of the State Fire Marshal have already seized about 35,000 pounds of illegal fireworks within the county this year
Mishael James “MJ” Auman served the Seagrove Rural VFD for 21 years and was one of the first paid members of the Ramseur FD
The Angel Fire employee who brought the complaint also was found to be at fault and resigned
San Antonio Captain Rogelio Loredo admitted to waving the pistol but told investigators he was joking
Prosecutors recommended that Joshua Eisnor serve 90 days in prison followed by two years of supervised release
Mario Artze-Ordiales is accused of defrauding the Broward County Aviation Department through car parking vouchers
Firefighters with some cancers are promised treatment cost coverage, enhanced disability or death benefits and $25,000; Pasco County called the law vague
Benjamin Hendry said firefighters were not properly trained to drive safely and use the traffic light changing system; a FD spokesman denied the claims
Former Cedar Falls firefighter Scott Dix alleges the city let him go after he criticized the switch
A judge found that minority representation increased, but some current and retired Black firefighters said their numbers continued to dwindle
Crystal Blevins accused the chief and others of inappropriate behavior; Jeffersontown Fire Department said it has taken appropriate action
Local 64 members have raised concerns about retaliation, racial discrimination and harassment; KCKFD has expressed a commitment to employee safety
Former Dillon City Fire Chief John Walter “JW” Bailey “fought fire with the best of them,” said his son Keith Bailey, who led the department at the time
Conrad John Sunde IV works for the Duluth Fire Department; state and federal boards will determine whether his licenses should be suspended or revoked
With two felony convictions each, the two plaintiffs also cannot serve in many fire departments
“Caroline’s Law” was first introduced after an EMT posted a murder victim’s photo to Facebook in 2009
Louis Brown allegedly entered a Subway shop wearing a Gary Fire Department shirt, had a verbal altercation and displayed a firearm
The power company faces four counts of involuntary manslaughter, arson counts and enhancements for injury to a firefighter whose spine was fractured
Governor signs bill prohibiting Arizona’s EMTs from persuading patients into not going to hospital
“Over-legislating providers committed to excellence is not the answer”
The lawsuit states that a senior firefighter stalked and harassed then-firefighter Angela Bommarito and criticizes Harrison Fire Department and town officials
Buena Borough is trying to recover the 1948 Autocar truck, a “jaws of life” device and other items from former officials for the Landisville Volunteer Fire Company
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