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The lawsuit highlights events over six years related to accommodations after medical leave and an escalated conflict with another firefighter
The former Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department chief faced allegations of being intoxicated while working, lapses in adhering to safety protocols, and operational inefficiencies
“You have my sincerest apologies for this childish, insensitive and intolerable act,” Chief Joseph Zahralban said during a press conference
Emory Leroy Rickerson rushed to help a woman whose car ran off the road, and was then arrested for not moving his truck
The measure allows the retirees who were not part of Social Security in their government employment to deduct more of their pension income from being taxed
It is the second incident involving a noose and firefighters in South Florida this year
Under the city’s civil service procedures, the fired firefighters can challenge their firings
State corrections officials say Armando Castillo was taken back into custody Tuesday at a motel in Los Angeles
Kahdijan Miller was fired for having a suspended driver’s license for months and not telling her superiors as well as arrest warrants for hot checks
Justin Snyder was reacting to a story that Kellogg Co. would be redesigning its Corn Pops cereal box after receiving a complaint that the art was racially insensitive
The decision leaves intact the Arizona Court of Appeals’ ruling that the state doesn’t have a legal duty to protect property from naturally caused wildfires
The college student was riding in a bike lane when the fire truck making a non-emergency run didn’t yield and struck him
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
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