Legal Issues
A judge ruled that the accusations as drafted did not support a reasonable inference that the fire department acted to harm the firefighters
A head-on collision during a wrong-way pursuit on I-25 in 2022 claimed a Santa Fe officer and a retired Las Vegas firefighter
In 2021, a Civil Service Commission ruling ordered the Meuthen Fire Department to promote Captain Tracy Blanchette after finding the existence of gender bias
Police said that Fire Chief T. Andrew Reardon crashed his town-registered Chevy Tahoe into the back of a box truck, causing a chain reaction crash of vehicles
The firefighters say Chief Angelo Calvillo violated the city’s charter, which bars civil-service employees from political activity, and should be fired
Jesiah Rain Cady threatened a firefighter with a knife and hijacked a fire truck after being offered a ride into town
El Cenizo Volunteer Fire Department Chief Josue Garza said the firefighter will be terminated from the department based on the outcome of the sheriff’s investigation
Robert Daubenberger misappropriated more than $48,000 from the FD’s accounts and $50,000 from the borough’s Fireman’s Relief Association’s accounts
Lt. Rodney Harris, 51, was accused of attacking a 28-year-old man inside a boxing gym
The law takes effect immediately under conditions in which the animal is in danger of death or severe injury due to exposure
Parker A. Foster Jr. was serving probation for a 2016 sex assault case when he was charged with sexually assaulting a person with a mental disability
Video shows Firefighter-EMT Sean Clayton grabbing a woman’s hair when responding to call outside a hospital ER
Firefighters Nicholas Schroeder and Anthony Stewart admitted to obtaining and taking pictures of the hazmat training exam
President Trump signed into law an extension of the Sept. 11 victim fund through 2092
After transporting a patient to the hospital, Marysville Fire District firefighters struck a man that was walking through a lane of travel on the highway
Seven out of the 12 firefighters were also reassigned to other commands, including five FDNY members from the elite Rescue 3 in the Bronx’s Claremont section
Orange County Fire Rescue relieved Steven Brandenberger of duty after he was accused of setting up cameras in his roommate’s bathroom and bedroom
The 97-2 vote sends the bill to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it
Robert Stambaugh, 60, pleaded guilty in March to three child pornography counts
Former Columbia Fire Department Captain James “Jimmy” Morris was fired over making controversial Facebook posts about a 2016 Black Lives protest
Senate Bill 418, would allow departments to obtain prescriptions for, purchase and distribute EpiPens to firefighters, police with training on how to administer the drug
The incident resulted in a scathing investigation, which revealed the fire department had been practicing medical techniques on dead bodies for at least 25 years
Courtney Barnes and Kimberly Gorham allegedly got into an altercation with police officers at a local pizza shop
Residents are claiming officials are not taking the investigation of a firefighter accused of sexual assault seriously
The union never authorized the New England Patriot Fred Smerlas-led company to use the Ava Roy Fund to collect funds
In addition to DWI, Joseph Rettig was charged with reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, and failure to report the accident
The lawsuit says Ryan Costantino has incurred medical bills as a result of the spill and will continue to do so because of a ‘severe and permanent disability’
Anthony Michael Geyer, 28, was charged him with assault and battery, two counts of tampering with a fire alarm, interfering with a firefighter and disorderly conduct
The city fired Fire Chief Rachel Mosby, citing failing job performance, but her attorney charged that the action was discriminatory based on her gender identity
When stopped by police, Guy M. Landmeier, 45, showed a badge for the Rutland-Dundee Township Fire Protection District
Off-duty Scranton firefighter faces two counts of DUI, four counts of recklessly endangering another person and various traffic citations
Alexander Eljabbour resigned his position when a vial of fentanyl was discovered unsecured in a rescue vehicle
A Pittsburgh firefighter is on administrative leave after police charged him in connection with an altercation with a 13-year-old boy
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