Legal Issues
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
A Towns County firefighter is facing an obstruction charge for allegedly sharing crime scene photos of the Lewis twins’ deaths
Three people were killed when a Kansas City fire engine struck a vehicle and crashed into a building
Protesters call for a Kansas City firefighter to be banned from driving fire apparatus
The former Concord firefighter claims he was sexually harassed for years by coworkers, superiors on his perceived sexual orientation
Tampa union leader said his arrest was due to the city punishing him for his union advocacy
Lawsuit contends Firefighter Benjamin Polson’s PASS device did not go off, alerting firefighters to his location
Retired in 1994, the John J. Harvey was used to evacuate survivors during the Sept. 11 terror attacks
Two Newport News firefighters were terminated after an investigation found they ignored protocols
An investigation into the Flanders Fire Department has led to directives for the volunteer fire chief to seek counseling
The term has been banned from EMS training with the exception to describe its historical usage
Rialto firefighters stated they were following COVID-19 guidelines when they refused to enter as a patient was in cardiac arrest
Authorities say a Jackson firefighter is dead following a domestic dispute and standoff
Wrongful death lawsuit claims the city failed to properly train, equip Newark firefighters
DNA from the urine on the medic’s CD player strongly supported it came from a Kansas City firefighter
Fate of the Springfield Township fire chief and assistant chief is uncertain pending decision from board of trustees
Judge Nicholas Garaufis is overseeing the FDNY’s civil rights settlement with the Vulcan Society of Black Firefighters
The man, who was dressed in FDNY turnout gear and attempting to put out the fire with a garden hose, also interfered with Morganton crews’ firefighting efforts
The jury found that Matthew Plote, a former Illinois volunteer firefighter, killed Melissa Lamesch before setting her house on fire
Vancouver firefighters positioned Engine 1 beneath the man to lessen his fall, which came as the man attempted to rest his feet on a second line
The Iowa Volunteer Fire Department station was vacant since being damaged by Hurricane Laura in 2020
Timothy Christian was sentenced to 26 years in prison for setting a fire that injured two Akron firefighters
Six firefighters were injured when a heavy rescue collided with a ladder truck while responding to a fire in Butler Township
St. Paul Firefighter Kenneth Zepeda had applied pressure to the neck of a combative patient
The former Klecknersville Rangers Fire Company chief allegedly admitted that he bought a bulldozer for personal use with some of the funds
Henry County firefighters had just extinguished flames from two boats when one of the members spotted the suspect
San Jose firefighters returning to the station noticed that the front door was kicked in; when they entered, they found a man inside, and the station appeared to have been rummaged through
Raleigh PIO Julia Milstead said the video filmed in Station 12 is not reflective of the city’s and department’s values
Medford firefighters’ union filed a lawsuit to collect backpay after mayor claims firefighters organized a mass sickout
The investigation reported that the firefighters violated multiple rules, including failing to follow a memo about refusal of treatment and transport
St. Paul Firefighter Austin Smith’s wife filed suit against the farm over negligence leading to explosion
Survey finds 55% of female firefighters had been assaulted or know someone else who had been assaulted during fire/EMS work
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