Legal Issues
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
Records show the chief performed intubation and administered IVs, while unlicensed, while his son conducted CPR and ventilation without a valid EMT license
Coral Springs firefighter-paramedic Christopher Randazzo was shot dead after refusing to unlock his iPhone
Police said the slaying followed an incident hours earlier at a motel in a nearby town
Police said the three suspects fled the scene of an attempted homicide in a different county prior to murdering Christopher Allen Randazzo in Broward County
Authorities said Matthew Amiot used a lighter to ignite combustible materials outside the main building
Police are trying to determine if the suspect is connected to several other fires that occurred hours later near the Taco Bell
The 22-year-old man wants a judge to drop the murder, arson and burglary charges
The legislation increases the cost of living benefits by 3% for spouses of fallen firefighters and police officers
The armed man had robbed three nearby businesses before attempting another robbery at a bar
Kenyatta Mwambu, 17, was hit by a Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company No. 4 ambulance in May while crossing a street
In a campaign ad, Jackson Hinkle posted photos of him wearing Orange County Fire Authority gear and posing in front of a fire truck
The victim told officers he used the vehicle to escape the home, where he said he was tortured and kept in a dog cage
A volunteer firefighter tried to stop Jessica Clines, but she struck him in the shoulder with the mirror of the truck
Officials said the responders were struck by a vehicle at the scene of a reported domestic disturbance
The City of Orlando is arguing the decision was “explicitly based on a misunderstanding” of criminal charges filed against Joshua Granada
A Florida volunteer fire department has since been shut down pending an investigation into the incident
The home was completely destroyed by the blaze, which later spread and caused a wildfire in a nearby wooded area
The jury awarded Pvt. Judi Imhoff $150,000 related to gender discrimination, but jurors denied claims of discrimination made by a retired captain
Ollice “Chuck” Hubbard, 59, is charged with one felony count of embezzlement of the Ann Arbor Police and Fire Benefit Fund
Daniel Esteban Rebora, 32, Holiday, was arrested at his fire station on 10 counts of possession of child pornography, according to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office
Terry Gammel claims his right to due process was violated and the district retaliated against him, damaging his reputation and good name
Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad Deputy Chief Jacob DeGlopper was found dead three days after police raided his home
Joshua Granada will receive back pay, with the exception of 240 hours, which was ruled the appropriate punishment under the city’s collective bargaining agreement
The man was charged with five counts of first-degree arson and one count of second-degree arson
The bill would have reduced the Fort Wayne Fire Department fire chief’s authority in promotion decisions and given discipline power to the Fire Merit Commission
Toledo female firefighters are speaking out after several complaints and legal issues have surfaced over the years concerning gender and racial discrimination
Judge Gallagher ruled that city officials must conduct “competitive examinations and make promotions within the fire department”
Susan Leonard-Lewis, 61, was arrested Sept. 11 for allegedly stealing more than $72,000 from the group’s 9/11 Memorial Fund
The Fire Pension Fund argued that Joe Daly’s cancers were caused by chronic alcohol drinking
A medical panel determined that while fire likely began the cancer process, there was no “definitive certainty” that it caused the firefighter’s death
Fort Worth firefighters cared for the newborn baby girl dropped off at the “safe baby site”
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