Legal Issues
The decision reinstates plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others involved in the Sept. 11 terror attacks, sparing them the death penalty
A new law to keep bystanders from interfering with first responders goes into effect in 2025
A judge ruled that the accusations as drafted did not support a reasonable inference that the fire department acted to harm the firefighters
Kenneth Fulford said he started the fire in a closet of his mobile home in the hopes that it would kill his disabled wife
Investigators said Michael Sowders, who had been shot, was found under a pile of garbage at an illegal dump site
A witness said he saw firefighters pull an “intoxicated” man from the crashed vehicle, but police said the crew told them no one had been inside when they arrived
Terrence Skeen’s lawyers claim the firefighter was “suspended incorrectly” after he allegedly called an African-American man the N-word and spit on the man’s grandson
Police said Tony Beverly was found inside a patient’s home wearing bunker pants and identified himself as a volunteer firefighter
Don Dreisbach said Whitehall Township Fire Department Chief David Nelson’s treatment of members and training requirements are causing volunteers to leave
Casey Flanscha and Allison Hoffman initiated legal action against C.S. Davidson Inc., the company that the city of York contracts for engineering jobs
Tanja Vidovic returned to the Tampa Fire Department after winning a $245,000 lawsuit against the city for terminating her because she was pregnant
Lt. Daniel Burgos and FDNY Paramedic Kevin Costello jumped into action after seeing a woman trying to grab a bag from a man’s wheelchair
Denis Amaya Rodriguez was convicted of negligent homicide for killing a firefighter and two other men in a 2016 bus crash
Police said Karel Delgado exposed himself and fondled the woman after asking if he could examine her
La Verne Firefighters’ Association alleges that the fire chief retaliated against union members for supporting the mayor’s opponent during the 2017 campaign
The families of Robert Bebee, Robert Garner, Matthew Renaud and Anne Sullivan are suing Motorola, claiming their radios are to blame for the firefighters’ deaths
David Phillips-Kerley said he was punished for filing a hostile work environment complaint and was shown a “training” video depicting a whistleblower’s murder
Union president Daniel Daugherty said he plans to file an improper labor practice against the city after they suggested abolishing a battalion chief position
Michael Dolan and his son, Michael Jr., settled a lawsuit against the New Hyde Park Fire Department, who they claim wrongly accused them of theft
Police said firefighter Sean Ingram, who was set to retire the next day, called troopers “Nazis” while he failed field sobriety tests
Richard Forte faces several charges after a female firefighter “found ejaculate on an extra pair of her pants” upon returning from a call
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say thieves climbed over the gates at three fire stations and stole firefighters’ laptops and guns from their cars
Chicago Fire Department Lt. Leonard Johnson was charged with misdemeanor battery after allegedly having an on-duty altercation with a colleague
The lawsuit claims that Class 5 Films caused the fire in the basement of the building due to their “recklessness, carelessness and negligence”
The mayor’s office said a “limited breach” occurred, forcing callers to relay information to dispatchers manually
The firefighters allege that East Greenwich is shorting them on overtime by violating the Fair Labor Standards Act
They claim results of an annual captain’s exam were tainted when a battalion chief gave confidential test information to two firefighters
The ruling mandates that the city secretary counts the signatures on a petition that calls for pay parity between firefighters and police officers
Even the most benign joke from a first responder to a taxpayer can seem hurtful, flippant and even cruel
Nearly 10 years after a sexual harassment scandal roiled the ranks, the department remains a hostile work environment for some women, according to firefighters
Three volunteer firefighters were arrested for allegedly starting five house fires and then also responding to the calls and putting out the flames
Utica Fire Chief Russell Brooks said he has sought acknowledgement from the city that his chronic lymphocytic leukemia stems from his 9/11 response
Firefighter Richard Forte was ordered to give the sample after a female firefighter found ejaculate on her extra pair of pants that she uses for 24-hour shifts