Legal Issues
Firefighter Joseph Johns served with the Eagan and Eden Prairie fire departments
DEA proposal would make marijuana a Schedule III drug but not make it legal for recreational use
A man entered the Marietta firehouse and museum in the early morning hours vandalizing items on display
A study found that state firefighters receive about one-third less in pay and benefits than local firefighters
An attorney for Ray Abou-Arab told a judge that he doesn’t believe a defense can be adequately prepared in time for the start of jury selection
Metro said it denies that it owes a duty to passengers to assist, rescue and/or evacuate passengers on Metrorail trains in the event of a fire-emergency situation
Dominique Sabas was a probationary cadet in 2013, but was dismissed in the final week of training because she had failed to disclose a previous medical condition
Chief Bob Kissner was arrested in December for sexual assault and exploitation of a 17-year-old
Firefighter Ryan Franklin, 34, was hit and killed while riding his bike after work in May 2016
Responders were inside a home providing medical aid when the ambulance was stolen
Fire Capt. Kenneth Willingham attempted to drag an unresponsive man from a burning structure when he was attacked
Vehicles at four fire stations were targeted; guns were also stolen from other stations last week
William Tucker, the nephew of the homeowner, was indicted by a grand jury on murder and arson charges in the death of Patrick Wolterman
Elizabeth Hinton was the city’s only female firefighter after she was hired in 2006, and said the harassment got worse after she became pregnant
The firefighters said the district should have included not just hourly pay in its calculation of the regular pay rate, but also other compensation
While firefighters were inside a home responding to a medical call, they heard their rig’s sirens blaring
The two men were previously arrested last year for impersonating emergency responders
Richard Dean Stinson, 27, was charged with three counts of impersonating an officer and one count of unauthorized use of emergency lights
Police found that there were multiple attempts to break into the station
Follow the mantra “a patient isn’t dead unless they are warm and dead” based on assessment findings and knowing resuscitation contraindications
The judges stated that there was no evidence that acts during the wildfire were done with the direct object of injuring the firefighters
Fire officials said they believe the burglaries took place between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. while firefighters were asleep or out on a call
Firefighter Ryan Koehler was on-duty when he received a text alerting him of movement in his living room
Firefighters at the station heard a window break outside and saw someone rummaging through one of their trucks
Gary Richard Luker joins two other Florence Volunteer Fire Department members charged with setting a series of blazes last summer
Derrick Lee Taylor, 30, is free on bond after his arrest; Taylor was initially jailed for outstanding warrants
Cannelton Fire Chief Christopher Herzog allegedly pushed an officer and yelled profanities as the officer wanted to break a window to check a room for victims
Laurelyn Wagner-Pitts went into cardiac arrest in July; crews were dispatched to the wrong address and 49 minutes passed since the 911 call
Not every slip up is fatal to your firefighting aspirations; a lot depends on what you do after the infraction
The posts included profanity-laced comments made toward President Obama and the first lady
The lawsuit alleges that members of the fire department who “attended and held a music event” in the warehouse prior to the fire should have been aware of the hazards
The firefighter who reported the theft suspected someone visiting the station for the toy drive or events stole the gift cards
Steven Sampson, 41, was attacked by four suspects while he pulled over at an intersection to organize Christmas gifts