Legal Issues
Two former Lexington firefighters were awarded payments following claims they were fired for reporting misconduct in the department
Prince George’s County Fire Chief Tiffany Green is removing career firefighters from four firehouses and relocating to fill in gaps in other firehouses
The lawsuit by unions and individual firefighters against 3M and other companies seeks over $5M under the Connecticut Product Liability Act
Kimberly Asaro said she was forced to quit after an aggressive Facebook post by a colleague made her feel unsafe
The son of Honululu Fire Department firefighter Cliff Rigsbee said training officials did not evaluate the risk of the exercise that killed him
John Maxwell Heron called 911 to report intruders and shot at a Cal Fire crew when they came to his property to establish a fire line
The suit said white officers with less experience and lower written scores were promoted
Nicole Pappas claims male members of her recruiting class criticized her weight, commented on her butt and forced her to look at penis drawings
Evansville City Council said the money will be split among fire and police to settle a lawsuit over changes to their health insurance plan
Former Naples Fire Chief Steve McInerny’s lawsuit says defendants used the media to “widely distribute their defamatory information”
The device contained explosive material; it was safely decommissioned by the bomb squad
James Logan Gregg told police about burning pastures and then later responding to them
Chief Paul Valletta and Lt. Scott Bergantino got into an argument about overtime and Bergantino made a remark about Valletta’s mother
James Devine is facing child endangerment, negligent driving, driving under the influence of alcohol, second offense, and other charges
Several firefighters mobbed the rig’s door, reaching inside to pull the man out as he struggled with them
Robert Shinske, a 31-year member of the department, appeared to stagger as he got out of the vehicle just after 1:30 a.m.
Thomas O’Brien died on Oct. 28, 1935, after he returned to Engine Company 3 following a fire a day earlier at a paint store in Manhattan
The bill would authorize hundreds of millions in new spending to help at-risk communities prevent wildfires and create a pilot program to cut down trees
Carlos Elizondo surrendered to police after being charged with theft by a public servant and misapplication of fiduciary property
Calvin Robinson said he was treated differently than white firefighters in a shift-trading scandal because he was fired and they were not
The measure would allow the retirees to deduct more of their pension income from being taxed if they were born after 1952 and were retired as of Jan. 1, 2013
The witness said she saw Michael Wagemann at a bar the night of the incident and described him as “agitated”
Fire officials said the person “crashed his pickup full of stolen weed” into the station while involved in a police chase
Officials said Chief Tim that Butler’s actions put the complainant in an “extremely difficult” position because of the authority he yielded as fire chief
The suspect stole the money raised for MDA and then threw the boot into the harbor
Robert Pattison was fired after bringing watermelon to his new, predominantly black fire station
Video footage allegedly shows Michael Wagemann ripping down two American flags that were placed around the Denton County Courthouse
Police said the firefighter was rushed to the hospital with a leg injury after investigating a report of a drunk person
William Verbeck set fire to his truck in a scheme to cover up raffle ticket funds he stole
The bill would provide medical coverage for volunteer firefighters who develop cancer from the job
Investigators said some kind of oil or other accelerant had been poured on the boy, after which he had been set on fire in a bathtub
Emond Javor Johnson was arrested after investigators found evidence he started a fire at Spartan Box Gym, killing firefighter Scott Deem
Researchers said new ideas from women can increase safety in fire departments, but the masculine culture can make some females feel unwelcome
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