Legal Issues
An Alabama recruit school is under investigation after video emerges of a staged EMS response in a bathroom
A Decatur Fire & Rescue recruit school training video shows recruits facing a simulated injured patient inside a bathroom stall
A CAL FIRE employee had spent months as an inmate firefighter after a gross vehicular manslaughter conviction
Charles Mudra was sentenced to probation for grabbing and tackling bicyclist advocate Austin Davis at a community meeting about a bike lane
Police said John Sekerak drenched himself with gasoline and set fire to his house, injuring at least one firefighter
James Vining allegedly hid a camera in the women’s bathroom at the 8th Ward Fire Department, where he volunteered, before a Halloween party
Scott West appealed the department’s decision to terminate him and submitted a letter of resignation to Peru Fire Chief Erick Hawk
Police and FDNY fire marshals arrested Jamal Deese, 24, and investigators now say he’s linked to 16 blazes between Union Square and Times Square
Emanuel Brown said he found feces in a compartment where he stored his jacket and breathing apparatus
The organization encouraged fire departments to implement a zero-tolerance policy for “acts of deliberate or intentional discrimination”
Officials said it cost more than $4,500 to pay James Delgrosso Jr. for the missed time he got by forging several doctor notes
Authorities say a man broke into a Kinloch firehouse, ate a tub of ice cream, took a shower and stalked the building with a butcher knife
Roben Duge claims he was sidelined by officials “because of his race,” and was “reassigned to administrative duties driving a messenger van”
Connor O’Grady allegedly sideswiped a telephone pole after taking the fire truck out for a ride with another firefighter
Kristy Polidan and Kirk Stephens claimed that firefighters made sexual comments to Polidan and retaliated against Stephens when he attempted to support her
Timothy McClanahan’s family is suing Priority 1 Air Rescue, claiming the company sold “non-locking” caribiners, which are not supposed to be used in an air rescue
An arbitrator decided Edward Ackerman violated the fire department’s code of conduct, but that a lengthy, unpaid suspension is punishment enough
Officials said disciplinary action will range from written reprimands to two firefighters being suspended for 48 hours without pay
Thu Hong Nguyen lit a fire in a storeroom of her nail salon that destroyed a three-story building, killing firefighters John Mesh and Larry Leggio
The Orland Park Fire Protection District and 13 other municipalities are suing several manufacturers, distributors and doctors in state court
The woman allegedly first threw a cinder block at an EMT, but missed him and instead hit the ambulance, breaking the window
Outgoing Chief Luis Santiago confirmed the recruit was fired after he was unable to meet the state’s standards
Division Chief Shari Hall filed a suit in 2016, claiming she was discriminated against based on her gender when she was passed over in 2015 for the fire chief position
The lawsuit names Pima County, Rural/Metro Fire Department and an individual deputy and paramedic as defendants
Monica Berlin, who was arrested for setting two bales of hay on fire, said her actions were “about the zombie apocalypse”
Virginia Beach firefighter Greg Vogel, who is a FEMA VA Task Force 2 member, claims he is not getting paid enough by the city
The volunteer firefighters, including a former police officer and an employee at a state prison, were charged with setting 13 fires over a two-year period
The firefighter was inspecting a bedroom inside a burning home when the man jumped out and swung a knife at him
The Robertson Fire Protection District said Hazelwood’s contract cancellation was illegal and that the city owed the district at least $3.2 million
Susan James filed a lawsuit against Dr. Ajendra Sohal, who recanted a statement that she falsified his signature on a disability form
Officials said the Sacramento Fireworks Mitigation Task Force’s goal was to provide public safety by reducing the number of illegal fireworks in the community
More than a dozen firefighters went to court in an effort to keep Michael Wilson in jail until he can stand trial for shooting at a fire truck
Police used pepper balls, which disperse an irritant like pepper spray, were used to break up the crowd at the scene
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