Legal Issues
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue firefighters broke several safety policies and rules during training in an acquired structure
A former sheriff and a volunteer firefighter created a bill that makes harassing first responders engaged in their lawful duty a first-degree misdemeanor
The lawsuit accuses the Silverton and Toms River fire departments, and local officials of negligence, civil rights violations and covering up decades of alleged abuse against young volunteers
The judge said the Orchard Park Fire District “disparately applied the rules” related to its 10% threshold for responding to fire calls
Fairfax County Firefighter Andrew Cruikshank was charged and is on administrative leave after a police body-worn camera captured an altercation with the patient
Atlantic City FFs sue city, saying department’s COVID-19 policy shows ‘blatant disregard’ for health
The complaint alleges the policy of directing FFs to return to work after being exposed, but testing negative themselves, risks spreading the virus
Damian Ray Hester, 18, is accused of consuming methamphetamine and marijuana before driving the vehicle through the wall of the station
If a doctor clears a firefighter to return to duty, can the department reject their request to return to work?
Former La Junta Fire Chief Aaron Eveatt, who is on probation for a previous embezzlement conviction, reportedly presented a misleading ID to the county clerk’s office
A civil service commission determined the firefighter-EMT, who accused the department of race discrimination, violated sick leave policy but ordered he be reinstated, suspended and demoted
Plainfield Firefighter Timothy Burkhard claims Deputy Fire Chief Pietro Martino squinted his eyes and asked Burkhard if he had recently been to Wuhan during COVID-19 training
The volunteer firefighter is facing felony charges after allegedly pointing a gun at a motorist and threatening to shoot him
Fairfield Township Firefighter Jeremy Spears was ordered to pay about $1,800 in restitution and is currently on unpaid administrative leave
Officials said Paterson firefighters at a rehab tent quickly moved out of the way to avoid being hit
Ogdensburg Firefighters IAFF Local 1799 claimed the instruction was an attempt to prevent public statements that conflicted with the city manager’s viewpoints
The fetus-shaped figurine with a ribbon tied around its neck hung in the station kitchen for at least three days before it was reported
Augusta Fire Chief Chris James released a written statement denying that he mistreated former EMS Chief James Kelly over his gay “lifestyle”
Yakima County Emergency Management Director Tony Miller, who is also a firefighter, dropped his wallet at a gas station while traveling to battle a brush fire
One of the firefighters alleges she was retaliated against for running in a fire district board election
The Southfield Fire Department paramedics and EMTs are suing to keep their licenses from being suspended after the incident
The former EMS chief alleges he was subjected to hostility and mistreatment because is gay
Authorities said the firefighter used a passcode from his previous fire department job to take the supplies
Portsmouth fire and police department officials said their protocols call for masks to be worn in most circumstances
Several firefighters chased the man while others checked on the 60-year-old woman
Authorities allege the white firefighter sent a threatening meme referring to Black Lives Matter to a Black paramedic
The Seattle man was transferred back to Oregon by the FBI this week after allegedly hitting the firefighter-medic with a ball bearing during a July protest
Los Angeles Firefighter Francisco Aguilar has been missing since Aug. 21
Three of the firefighters still haven’t been able to return to work after the June 4 fire and blast in Jacksonville
The Decatur Fire Department said police have arrested the suspect
The state has also served letters of intent to suspend the licenses of the two firefighter-EMTs who were at the scene
Claudia Jean Cyr, 64, is accused of attacking the firefighter during a fire investigation
The firefighter said all of her camping gear as well as financial and IT equipment were stolen in the burglary
Officials say the man was identified through an anonymous tip and reportedly made a confession
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