Legal Issues
A station captain later told investigators that Firefighter Carlon had voiced concerns his harasser would one day shoot and kill him.
Five fire chiefs sued former Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh claiming they were harassed, reassigned and demoted because of their age
A Lexington lieutenant has been suspended and directed to take additional training after a disciplinary hearing
Firefighters with a valid gun permit could bring their unloaded handgun into the station to be secured in a locker
The signs were taken down after a fire captain was arrested for allegedly paying a 15-year-old girl for sex
The experience has been so positive for two juveniles that they are now junior firefighters
Joshua Ruhlin is accused of taking money from the union from January 2011 to March 2017
Thomas Wright, a former fire department employee, told residents he was inspecting their smoke alarms in order to steal prescription medication
Dan Benson alleges discrimination based on his sexual orientation and violation of his constitutional rights
Karry Max Taylor hoped his station would be called for a real emergency while other crews were tied up at the VA hospital
Chief Mark Marentette, who was appointed in 2011, was suspended without pay for 30 days in January
The firefighters tried to cover up the incident, claiming someone sideswiped the rig
Prosecutors and the defense have agreed to recommend a sentence of two years’ probation, unspecified restitution and community service
Ray Abou-Arab is on trial for the deaths of 31-year-old James Dickman and 42-year-old Stephen Machcinski
The two men have pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and arson
In a situation where no good could come from it, no good came from it
An equal opportunity recruitment policy was introduced after the department found that there were six female firefighters among 300 males
Gail Cesternino was married to the chief of the department when she allegedly stole the money
Town officials said the department went $75,000 over budget last year and don’t know where the money is going
The fire chief lost eight days of pay after firefighters complained that his video violated policy
Ann Marie Thomas was arraigned on a willful neglect of duty charge
David Watson got a life term with the possibility of release after 25 years
Firefighters said the city is improperly calculating their overtime pay and they now want to recoup their losses for the past three years
A firefighter tripped and fell on a third-grader and broke her arm during the event
Darrell Lumpkin fatally shot John Ulmschneider last April; a grand jury declined to return an indictment for murder
Deputies found some of the stolen items in Allen Burleigh’s vehicle in plain sight
Officials said an underage female junior firefighter performed CPR on a patient that later died
Maryland law makes it illegal to provide medical care to an animal without a veterinary license
The fire chief refused to describe the nature of the misconduct, and declined to comment on whether it was criminal
A member of the First Nation department had to boost the battery and left the rig running to charge
The polycarbonate panels allow for views into abandoned buildings; crews say the panels are difficult to break through during a fire
The firefighter said the incident is the second for him in a course of three months
Lawmakers said “presumptive” was too subjective and broad; one of the lawmakers who opposed the bill is a former firefighter and fire chief
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