Legal Issues
A Norfolk firefighter fired for off-duty medical marijuana use is challenging his dismissal as state law now protects employees using medical cannabis off the clock
Flag code requests we follow specific guidelines when displaying the American flag at our stations and on fire apparatus
The San Jose captain is accused of stealing drugs from a fire station and faces multiple charges, as an audit reveals widespread tampering across city firehouses
Three American flags, a firefighter memorial flag and a POW/MIA flag were stolen in a string of thefts affecting two fire departments and a high school
The memorial honors five Washingtonville firefighters who died in the collapse of the World Trade Center
The Ohio Fire Chief’s Association reported that the gunman yelled obscenities about first responders before shooting the former firefighter in the arms
Kentrelle Beasley Jr., 18, a volunteer firefighter with the Jeanerette Fire Department, was charged with one count of arson
The two first responders, who pleaded guilty to falsifying reports about the incident, may be protected from civil liability under the controversial doctrine
Officials said two firefighters’ personal vehicles were burglarized over the past week and one firefighter’s car was stolen from a station parking lot
Officials say the captain tried to intervene when a man threatened another firefighter with a knife
Officials said the fireworks being set off by a crowd of about 40 people also caused damage to emergency vehicles
Authorities said Jackson Firefighter Otto “OJ” Love Jr., 47, was shot multiple times after an off-duty car crash
The man reportedly drove 15 miles with the fire truck’s lights flashing before being arrested
San Francisco saw at least 100 fires Saturday night, with dozens more in nearby counties
Eman Mubarak Brown, 32, faces charges related to malicious injury to real property and attempts to burn
Attorneys agreed the firefighter could not be sued as an individual for his actions within “the course of his employment”
A Virginia Beach Fire Department report said first responders were pushed and kicked and that EMS vehicles were jumped on after the fatal motorcycle crash
Eman Mubarak Brown, 32, was identified using private surveillance video from a business near the memorial site
Detailing code enforcement and fire investigation issues, including consent, warrants and other legal matters
The New Kinloch Fire Protection District said the community has rallied around Firefighter Arlydia Bufford and her condition has improved
The district chief and lieutenant claim firefighters posted racist social media posts, promoted violence against minorities and made threats against them
The video is the first in a series of fire service training resources focused on the impact of diversity and inclusion on behavioral health
More than 50 firefighters responded to the vegetation fire
Union officials say Harold Schaitberger improperly withdrew from pension coffers, failed to pay taxes and used union funds for personal expenses
Authorities say memorial crosses were broken, flags were scattered and a jug that smelled like gasoline was found nearby
Madison EMT Althea Bernstein, who is Black, told police she was attacked by four white men who sprayed her with lighter fluid and called her the N-word
Ernesto Gillen claimed self-defense in the shooting of Laredo Firefighter Guadalupe David De Luna
Seven police officers were also injured during unrest as officials investigated the disappearance of two teenage girls
The man is accused of starting the fire at a mobile home and then assaulting two firefighters as they tried to put it out
Kinloch Firefighter Arlydia Bufford, 20, was critically injured and another woman was killed in the shooting at a St. Louis County Applebee’s
Gunfire struck an office window of a Reading Fire Department station and wounded a 32-year-old woman walking nearby
Seasonal Firefighter Dario Gurrola, who was convicted of two felonies, filed a complaint against state EMS officials last week
The Chattanooga councilwoman said the former lieutenant’s Facebook post showed bullets labeled with her and the mayor’s names
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