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A PFD commander is under investigation for harassment while two employees who made complaints against him face scrutiny over OT records
James Muller’s widow cites poor communication, water overload from deck guns and inadequate training as key failures that led to her husband’s death
Officials say the man admitted to setting the fire and then attempting to fight the fire while intoxicated two months after quitting the department
Albuquerque Firefighter Laurianna Sargent discovered she is not covered under the state’s presumptive cause bill because she was diagnosed after age 40
Kent city officials have attempted to block the use of a vacant motel as a quarantine site after King County purchased it
The man was charged with two felonies after reportedly showing up to emergency scenes and representing himself as a volunteer firefighter
A Trenton councilman said the reported attack was brought to light in a letter and hadn’t been reported to fire department officials
Officials say the man put one of the firefighters in a choke hold during an altercation outside his parents’ burning home
The 2018 crash injured nine people, including three firefighters and a 5-year-old girl
Money had previously been reported missing from a fundraising benefit to honor of a retired firefighter who died from cancer
Officials said the truck crashed into an office area where firefighters sometimes sleep and do computer-based training but that no one was injured
The woman had previously been arrested for allegedly spitting on medical staff and battering a police officer in separate incidents
York City Firefighters Ivan Flanscha and Zach Anthony were killed in 2018 while extinguishing remaining hot spots after a blaze at the building
Under the proposed act, federal grant funding for mental wellness support would no longer carry a funding match requirement
Court papers filed last week say Assistant Chief Fire Marshal Michael Durkin sent the texts about a subordinate in 2017
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A GoFundMe has been created for the El Paso firefighter, who was struck while responding to a crash scene
The driver of the car was arrested and faces a DWI charge after crashing into the firehouse lounge area
The woman was charged with interfering with firefighters
Video shows officers in New York keep their cool during a tense traffic stop involving an aggravated city councilman
The most recent controversy involved jokes about sex toys at a union-sponsored ball last weekend
The former captain says a fire chief inappropriately touched her and that the department mistreated her after she filed a complaint
The plan focuses on recruitment of women and minorities and includes changes to the agency’s professional standards
The 22-year-old firefighter allegedly started two grass fires
Police said the two men appeared to be intoxicated and ignored police commands
The suit alleged brownout policies in a Delaware city contributed to the deaths of the three firefighters and significant injuries to three others
The teens previously faced manslaughter charges in the fire that killed Porterville Firefighters Raymond Figueroa and Patrick Jones
Investigators said the parking operation was likely in violation of county rules on gifts and exchange of money for official actions
The “Community Heroes Protection Act” would stiffen penalties for attacks on firefighters, EMS personnel, police and correction officers
The friend filed a wrongful death suit alleging a firefighter improperly put the 24-year-old in a chokehold after deputies repeatedly Tased him
Former Monteagle Fire Chief and Grundy County Deputy Mike Holmes says city officials forced him to resign after his negligent homicide conviction
Longmont Fire Lt. Mike Burelson was honored by a nonprofit organization for stopping a man holding a lighter at a fire scene
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