Legal Issues
Body-worn camera footage shows Memphis EMTs not providing aid during the fatal incident
Two former chiefs in the prevention bureau allegedly solicited and accepted bribes from at least 2021 through 2023
The judge ruled Aurora Peter Cichuniec had to make a quick decision the night of the arrest as the highest-ranking paramedic at the scene
Lt. Bruce Britt died after a concrete walkway collapsed in 2014
The firefighter maintains the pin is within the department’s policy standards
Training, good leadership, mentoring, and yes, pranks all contribute to creating the best possible firefighters, but hazing has no place in the fire service
Court documents said the woman was having a seizure when he inappropriately touched her
The payments were compensation for unused vacation, holiday and sick leave that workers were provided when they retired or left their jobs
Seven battalion chiefs who already won promotions based on the test will also be allowed to keep their jobs
Chief Floyd Clark is suing the city, fire department and city manager, alleging the city created a hostile work environment
Almost 2,000 firefighters had been certified despite failing written exams
Longtime volunteer firefighter Ronald Cronin started having issues with the station over a road sign
Matthew Jurado said he set fire to Kenneth Walker’s home, because he was angry over having been ousted from one of the city’s volunteer fire companies
The jury unanimously found that the fire district was responsible for causing the collision
The man set fire to the home two days after his ex-wife was awarded ownership of it in a custody hearing
After stealing the firefighter’s car, the suspects robbed a hotel and a gas station
The 2017 U.S. government federal spending plan also sustains USFA funding and increases allocation for Urban Area Security Initiative and the USAR system
The suit claims the company should’ve known the warehouse’s electrical hookups were hazardous and illegally installed
Jauntae Brown was sentenced to five to 15 years in prison for killing 20-year-old Justin Speights
Jeff Markoff said he’s experienced ongoing cognitive issues, severe headaches, as well as hearing and memory loss
The verdict ended a 17-month battle, which stemmed from a Dec. 2015 house fire
The restriction would remove the presumption if a firefighter failed to use, or improperly used, protective equipment
Chief Kevin Sutton, 54, was pronounced dead at the scene in a crash involving an 18-wheeler
Crystal Eschert was fired for raising questions about the safety of construction work at a new office building
The Potter County Fire Department truck was in for repairs when the theft occurred
Ray Abou-Arab is on trial for the deaths of firefighters James Dickman and Stephen Machcinski
Two female career firefighters were first on scene; they said a fire captain blocked their entrance and forcibly removed one of them from the porch
The fire truck was left unlocked and unattended during routine fire training
Jim Sideras was to leave his post at the end of June after serving almost 34 years with Sioux Falls Fire Rescue
The fire captain allegedly made “callous comments” about bullying to families of new recruits
Officials notified 488 applicants that they will have to retake the promotion exam this summer because the initial test had significant irregularities
Do the right thing because it is right, but also do the right thing because your job, supported by the currency of public trust, depends on it
Luke Harman gave his account of the rescue effort in the trial of Ray Abou-Arab; the blaze killed firefighters James Dickman and Stephen Machcinski