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The agreement, previously nullified by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, would spare Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants the risk of the death penalty
Using social media to research potential firefighter candidates could cause problems for your department
“We are dismayed by these selfish actions and hope the community can help us find the person,” Tualatin Valley Battalion Chief Chris Dawson said
Officials said Robert Kellsall took off in the SUV after directing firefighters to a window of the burning home and claiming his wife was inside
Police said Michael Amedeo, Michael Downs and Cody Wages went to Amedeo’s former home and attacked his wife and her male friend
Capt. Tim Goodman was suspended in May after posting more than 100 allegedly racist posts on Facebook
Melissa Santana allegedly used as many as 19 fake social media accounts to harass three firefighters and their family members
Tom O’Brien’s heirs are going to court 82 years after he died to seek an honor they say he was unfairly denied: a finding of a line-of duty death
The thief stole between $5,000 and $10,000 worth of equipment, including power saws, spotlights and axes
The firefighters, who are not on leave, are under investigation for alleged sex acts with an underage girl and then sharing video of the acts on an app
Former Tampa firefighter Tanja Vidovic is suing the city in federal court, alleging sex discrimination
James William Baker II faces a charge of invasive visual recording, a state jail felony punishable by 180 days to two years in jail and a fine of up to $10,000
The Harris County Attorney’s Office said Arkema Inc.'s facility violated environmental laws, sickening responders and residents
Capt. Derek Streeter first sued the city of Pensacola in 2003 and is doing so again, claiming he is treated differently than a white firefighter
Utica fire Chief Russell Brooks will has sought to be recognized by the city for compensatory benefits due to a medical condition he says is related to 9/11
The lawsuits allege the San Francisco-based utility put profits over safety by failing to trim trees and vegetation around power lines
The Marion city administrator and fire chief were accused of allowing staff and the community to be exposed to asbestos in the building
The settlement avoids hundreds of millions in claims that would have been owed if a Collin County jury had ruled in favor of the public safety workers
The order means Oakland can be held liable for its actions and inaction leading up to the fire that killed 36 people
Police said Kenneth Gray started a fire to distract employees while he walked out of the store with a cart full of stolen Halloween decorations
A rash of equipment and property theft in fire stations, apparatus and firefighter vehicles calls for guarding your equipment on the road
Megan Erdley said Chief James Blount had a “discriminatory desire to remove all women from the ranks of the paid staff of firefighters”
When word got out that cash was stolen from an apartment, victims’ families said the suspect was “stealing from the graveyard”
Garland Fire Department spokesman Merrill Balanciere and his two sons were arrested after police got a tip that drugs were distributed from their home
Emergency Medical Services Locals 2507 and 3621 are suing for information on pay history, accusing the city and fire department of withholding information
Donald Brown’s claim of self defense was rejected in the shooting of a man two years ago over a dispute about house renovations.
Andrew Garcia is arguing that he wasn’t hired because of his role in negotiations to expand AFD’s jurisdiction
John Brooks said he’s been subjected to a hostile work environment, threatened with disciplinary action and harassed because he refuses to cut his hair
Patrick Wolterman’s death was the first of a Hamilton firefighter in the line of duty since 1971
An assistant city attorney wrote to news outlets demanding they “cease and desist from further showing the firefighters pictures in your coverage of this event”
Prosecutors say Lester Parker solicited his nephew to set the fire that resulted in the death of firefighter Patrick Wolterman
“You have my sincerest apologies for this childish, insensitive and intolerable act,” Chief Joseph Zahralban said during a press conference
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