Legal Issues
The Stratford firefighters’ union says members were unjustly fired while recovering from injuries, while town officials cite a lack of return-to-work timelines
A Norfolk grievance panel upheld the firing of a firefighter over medical marijuana use, despite state law now protecting such use
A Phoenix family filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging firefighters declined to transport a 2-year-old to the hospital after a seizure
Authorities allege Brevard County Fire Lt. Donald Slayman III set his own house ablaze during Hurricane Dorian in 2019
Authorities say the group appointed themselves as officers of the Patriot Volunteer Fire Department and gained access to the department’s building and equipment
A state Supreme Court justice ruled against the Buffalo fire and police unions, who argued that records involving unsubstantiated and pending allegations should not be released under new transparency laws
Fallen Myrtle Beach Police Officer Jacob Hancher served for five years as a Horry County volunteer firefighter based out of Carolina Bays Station 45
Authorities said the woman was caught after getting fallen Hall County Fire Sgt. Robby Brown’s name wrong while soliciting money
Authorities say the engine was driven for about three miles before the suspect was apprehended
Lester Labarge’s tractor-trailer struck a fire engine at a crash scene, killing Hanover County Fire Lt. Brad Clark
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
