Legal Issues
Regular training helps agencies ensure their personnel are not only compliant but also prepared to handle the complexities of their roles
The East Franklin Fire Department has until June 30 to sign a contract or turn in gear and cease operations
Juries in multiple verdicts have ordered PacifiCorp to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to victims
Mark Carr, the department’s first black chief, had his photo hung with the others in March at the direction of city lawyers
Volunteer firefighters asked former chief Jimmy Ellis to resign due to claims of mishandled money, but Ellis refused, so they quit
Residents of a badly damaged apartment building are not allowed to return for belongings, despite evidence that their property has been stolen
The main source of water was previously cut during demolition work in the Deutsche Bank fire that killed two firefighters
A 17-year-old boy smashed a glass panel at the New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston
Firefighters responded to a call about a 3-year-old girl; the parents refused to let the firefighter help her because they believed he was drunk
The firefighters said in their lawsuit that Federal Signal Corp. should have warned them of the hazards of long-term exposure to the high-intensity sirens
The three described what happened as a “joke,” but Chief John Jurgle said he won’t “tolerate this kind of thing”
Police caught Brenden Ivie, 21, with an IV catheter port attached to his arm during a sting operation
Uloma Curry-Walker was found guilty of aggravated murder and conspiracy
Jarrod Samra is suspected of being responsible for eight wildfires over the last two months
Matthew Sanchez, a 10-year veteran, told the caller to “deal with it yourself” before hanging up
The firefighters claimed they feared for their lives after a colleague confronted them about a Confederate flag license plate
Fire and EMS experience, overdose patient data and funding needs aren’t mentioned in commission’s national emergency declaration request to President Trump
Firefighter Idris Debruhl claimed the department did nothing when he complained about the license plate
The firefighter was suspended after making insensitive remarks on Facebook about two men who died while riding a suspected stolen dirt bike
“Never before in Summit County history has one man been charged for the murders of nine people,” said Chief Prosecutor Margaret Scot
The bar owner claimed the firefighters refused to leave and bullied him
The 911 districts want AT&T, BellSouth and other companies to turn over billing information to prove they knew they were pocketing millions of dollars in fees
Two radios, two firefighting helmets and an Apple iPhone were stolen from fire trucks while they were parked outside of a hotel
Detectives concluded Jimmy Chang was the victim of a felony assault by an off-duty firefighter, who was spared any jail time and still has his job
The teenager allegedly left with a paramedic’s purse and keys to a firefighter’s truck, which he came back to steal
Darnisha Rose said James Matthew Bradley Jr. claimed he had no idea how so many people came to be crammed inside his trailer
Chevron agreed to replace all carbon steel piping that transports corrosive liquids after a 2012 fire that prompted thousands to seek medical treatment
Matthew Jurado was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the blaze at Kenneth Walker’s home last year
Video shows Jeffrey Weigle and firefighter Dean Keller trading insults on their properties before Weigle pulled out a gun
Stanley Ford is part of a program that allows defense attorneys to present evidence about why a defendant should not be sentenced to death
Disney gave first responders four tickets each following the Pulse nightclub shooting
Mike Hillar has been on unpaid leave since June; received complaints about his “deprecating tone and language” with a 911 dispatcher
Ross Compton’s attorney had argued that the data should be thrown out because searching the device violated his constitutional rights
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