Legal Issues
The former Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Department official faces 18 months in prison
The firefighter’s lawsuit also alleges that Hamilton Township officials mishandled her complaints and still lack door locks in bathrooms and changing areas in firehouses used by women
Authorities say the fire captain used his role as an EMT instructor to inappropriately touch students under the guise of medical assessments
A police report said Gene Southworth refused to let responders pull a victim from a crashed car, and his daughter caused a disturbance as he was detained
A retired firefighter claims the city of Norfolk discriminated against him after learning he was gay when he married his husband in 2014
The video shows the Sawmill Fire breaking out in yellow grassland after Dennis Dickey’s exploding target ignited the blaze
A family member of Bradley Ginn Sr. says she has suffered physical and mental pain caused by the “intentional and negligent care of a body”
The Delmont Volunteer Firemen’s Relief Association will be audited as four former members are charged with stealing tens of thousands of dollars
Wind Lake Volunteer Fire Company Chief Don Catenacci expects to stay in his current position despite allegations of assault and misconduct in Verona
Robert DePalma and William Erlbacher allegedly burglarized a Cal Fire station during the Camp fire, according to officials
We need to do more to improve the care and compassion we show to our fire and EMS brethren
Police said Osvaldo Madrigal is responsible for setting two fires within 50 minutes of one another
An investigation found that $60,000 was missing from the Hudson Firefighters Relief Association Fund, and firefighters believe their former chief is to blame
Chief Nealon Thompson was put on administrative leave in April after he contacted the city administrator to report that he “engaged in unprofessional conduct”
Six people were arrested and released following an outcry surrounding the burning of a model of London’s Grenfell Tower, where 72 people died
Prosecutors accused Stephen Taylor Scarpa of driving under the influence of a controlled substance when his van collided with Mike Kreza
Michael Ovdiyenko allegedly cursed a deputy while he was being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, saying he would not help the cop if he was shot
The suit alleges that Buck Consultants and three of its employees repeatedly failed to “provide adequate warning or proper counsel” of the system’s impending calamity
Chief Alan Guitreau’s wife, Melissa, was arrested and accused of embezzling $225,000 after her husband reported her confession to him
Michael Fontanez Mendez II initially fled the scene of the crash, leaving firefighter Chase Hartlaub unconscious in the passenger seat
Fire engineer Pat Schneider replied to an Instragram post about a drive-by shooting, saying “About time, Jesus it’s been weeks since we had a good shooting”
Five firefighters claim they were passed over by former fire officials, who instead hired less-qualified family members
Dena Lewis-Bystrzycki had alleged she was passed over for a promotion and retaliated against for reporting misbehavior
Glenn Halfin was given the maximum punishment based on his guilty plea to the misdemeanor charge of interfering with an African-American family’s rights
Josh Weller now alleges his former chief, deputy chief and battalion chief harassed, discriminated and retaliated against him for defending a female coworker
Jason Johnson says he was forced to do demeaning drills and berated with homophobic taunts, forcing him out of an elite unit
The City of Moore said the opioid crisis forced them to spend more money on firefighters, EMS providers and other addiction services than usual
Boulder is trying to buy a $9 million piece of land to relocate an old fire station, but a developer of townhomes is suing to stop the deal from closing
Firefighters who worked in and around the site of a gas leak sued the Southern California Gas Co. saying the company let them be exposed to toxic chemicals
Most of the California state firefighters who were fired last year because they drank alcohol during a training academy will return to work in 2018
Police said Jason Hawkins set his own home on fire and waited outside with a gun in an effort to confront a firefighter who was dating his ex-wife
Police said San Antonio paramedics left the truck running while they tended to a patient, and a suspect jumped inside and took off
A judge ruled in favor of firefighter Homer Salinas after the city insurance carrier refused to cover treatment costs for his kidney cancer
