Legal Issues
The decision reinstates plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others involved in the Sept. 11 terror attacks, sparing them the death penalty
A new law to keep bystanders from interfering with first responders goes into effect in 2025
A judge ruled that the accusations as drafted did not support a reasonable inference that the fire department acted to harm the firefighters
Police say the firefighters were responding to a medical call when the man began swinging the 4- to 5-foot pipe at them
The city of Ogdensburg is seeking to stop the union from going to an arbitrator over a minimum staffing clause included in its contract
Robert Sanford is accused of being the man seen on video throwing an extinguisher that hit three officers at the Capitol riot
A charge of disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds was filed in the District of Columbia against Andrew Williams, a Sanford firefighter
Police said the farm owner told volunteer firefighters to leave his property after calling them to help free a horse stuck in its stall
Brookline Firefighter Gerald Alston was reinstated after filing a complaint saying he was fired for speaking up about workplace discrimination
The firefighter was reportedly photographed among the mob inside the Capitol and was placed on leave during the probe
A recent investigation reportedly revealed a culture of systemic racism and sexism that has been allowed to flourish for decades
Authorities say the man was uncooperative when firefighters went to his property to investigate an unlawful fire
The now five trained K-9s cover the entire state of Florida, traveling to where they’re needed
California Professional Firefighters promoted the law, which prevents good Samaritans from being sued or prosecuted for property damage when they break into a car to rescue an endangered child
Lynn Washburn-Livingston, 62, claims Davenport City Administrator Corri Spiegel of firing her in 2017 based on her age and gender
The break-in was discovered on Monday, but the station is not staffed every day and does not have surveillance cameras, so the exact date of the burglary is unknown
House Bill 308 also prohibits employers from penalizing first responders who file a claim with the fund
Members of IAFF Local 2041 filed a lawsuit against the City of Chickasha for allegedly failing to pay firefighters the lawful rate for overtime hours
A preliminary investigation found that the firefighter may have falsified supply logs for at least 18 months
The car involved in the hit-and-run was found burned and abandoned two days after the incident
Dwain Johnson, 18, and a 15-year-old boy are charged murder in the shooting death of retired Chicago Firefighter Dwain Williams in an attempted carjacking
Douglas Gimson was arrested and charged for allegedly filming at least 15 people using hidden cameras in the bathrooms and showers of two rescue squad buildings
Rockport firefighters, who threatened to quit en masse last month due to conflicts with leadership, petitioned to be emancipated from town oversight last week
Two semi-trucks collided with the emergency vehicles, one of which fled the scene
The city of Bellingham will pay $75,000 to the daughter of a man after fire department personnel practiced “tube checks” on the man’s body after his death in an ambulance
Fairfax County Firefighter-Paramedic Andrew Cruikshank was arrested in September after an altercation with a patient that was captured on police body camera
There is a $34,000 reward for information leading to the capture of suspects in the killing of retired Chicago Firefighter Dwain Williams
One civilian was wounded in the shooting near a gas station on Monday
Albany Fire Capt. Jeremy E. Clawson claims he was wrongly accused of public intoxication after becoming disoriented due to diabetes and hypothermia
Retired Chicago Firefighter-Paramedic Dwain Williams, who served the department for more than 20 years, was killed in an attack by three gunmen on Thursday
The two suspects fled on foot after the crash but were quickly apprehended
East Lake Fire Commissioner James Dalrymple was charged with obstruction of justice and violating a local ordinance
The fire led to discovery of malnourished dogs, and the pair was arrested for animal cruelty
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