Legal Issues
Orange County Fire Authority’s Organizational Doctrine became a North Star for the agency
Federal prosecutors alleged that Cobb County’s firefighter hiring discriminated against African-American applicants
Maui officials say other methods of alerting residents would have been used if they knew of cellphone outages
The sudden distancing between the department and the dive team is rooted in a lawsuit filed this week
Capt. Jon Sprague was fired for sending emails related to a religious group he led to colleagues using the department’s email system
A woman stole a vehicle after a firefighter stopped to help put out her car fire
Left unchecked, harassing behavior will erode fire department morale and contribute to the firefighter suicide problem
The ruling said the state doesn’t have a legal duty to protect property from naturally caused wildfires
Mark Eugene Pruitt was sentenced to eight years in prison for the shooting death of Lt. Jason Adams
The firefighters allege that they worked thousands of extra hours for as many as 10 years
The nationwide survey polled 3,200 male and 800 female firefighters; 28 percent of women experienced sexual harassment in the workplace last year
The union can negotiate the minimum number of firefighters on a shift, because it has a direct impact on safety
Ohioans are 4.2 times more likely to die in a manufactured home that caught fire than one- or two-family home
Not all head-scratcher decisions come out of D.C.; here’s a look at what some local politicians are doing to give firefighters a swift kick in the shins
Several people were arrested and detained after the stolen car was found at an alleged chop shop
Officials said similar legislation could have kept the man charged with murdering EMT Yadira Arroyo off the streets
Damon Winters said he was wrongfully denied a full-time position with the department
Firefighter David Madrigal was found dead after his home was robbed and set on fire December 2015
Robert Reagan was killed while battling the Soberanes Fire July 2016
Capt. Sammy Belgiere was on duty when the break-in occurred; the theft comes months after another department firefighter’s home was broken into
The measure must go through two more committees before the House floor
The 9/11 Commission said there’s a “likelihood” that Saudi-government-sponsored charities funded the attacks
Holly Kaye Nelson allegedly stole the money from the San Bruno Professional Firefighters Association over a two-year period
Police said Antonio Tyrell Wright threw two Molotov cocktails deliberately into a home that killed two teens
The fire chief was walking toward a bag of drugs when a crash victim struck him in the head with a pistol
Ryan Franklin was hit and killed while riding his bike after work May 2016
The fire union posted a photo of the Corvette after it was stripped of its wheels
Two recent state law votes are a sharp reminder of where key laws influencing firefighting are made
The action came a day after two volunteer firefighters were struck and killed by a vehicle in Mississippi
One EMT died at the hospital and a second remains in critical condition
Brett Horvath refused to get a shot for diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus; he said it was against his religious beliefs
Two firefighters were charged earlier this year for allegedly having a relationship with a 16-year-old who was part of the explorer program
The total settlement includes overtime, pension payments and interest
