Legal Issues
A new policy aims to curb sexual harassment claims, including a $350K settlement to former “Jersey Shore” star and EMT Angelina Pivarnick over alleged misconduct
Four questions to help leaders refine how to educate their members on fire department discrimination and reporting practices
Gordon Graham defines the difference between “good-natured fire station shenanigans and hazing, bullying, or outright harassment”
First responders who have been assaulted need more counseling on what they can expect from the legal system, study says
Eric Whitehead sued the fire department for “negligence, carelessness and recklessness” and violating its procedures and practices when fighting the fire
The Illinois Labor Relations Board upheld a decision that found City Hall didn’t respond in time to the union’s unfair labor practice accusations
Brian McDaniel retired after being diagnosed with prostate cancer and was previously denied workers compensation twice
Jay Frisbee, 37, was sentenced to a driver alcohol education program and his license will be suspended for 45 days
Firefighter Abraham Rodas, 45, pleaded not guilty in court to three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14
Kevin Leago is due about $60,000 in back pay for workdays he missed because of his illness and can seek treatment at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Gilbert Frew, 42, was indicted by a grand jury in August of last year on two counts of gross sexual imposition
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
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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
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