Legal Issues
The Kansas City Star seeks the unredacted information in a dispute between the city and union over the firefighter’s employment
15 inmates at Rikers Island claim they were kept in locked rooms during the 2023 fire that injured 20
Two former Lexington firefighters were awarded payments following claims they were fired for reporting misconduct in the department
The city’s junior firefighter program was placed on hold while a third-party, internal investigation is conducted
Investigators believe the incident occurred either while firefighters slept in the back dorm area or while they were out on call
A year ago, firefighter Daniel Capuano, 43, fell down an open elevator shaft during a warehouse fire
The suit asks for more than $25,000 and for the department to implement safe movement and back-up procedures
Kevin Bell, 48, died fighting a house fire in October 2014; his family wanted to know why he was left behind even though a mayday call had been placed
Anecdotal evidence suggests we may have finally hit bottom and begun our ascent in one critical life-safety area
Investigators said the current union president has discovered over 45 forged checks made payable to former union treasurer Joshua Diamond
The profanity-laced comments were deleted, but a woman took a screenshot and shared it online
Officials suspect some firefighters are also involved in the scam
The parents of Jake Anderson, 19, allege first responders declared their son dead before properly evaluating and transporting him to a hospital
Officials want $200 million on top of several hundred million already coming from the federal government
The suit alleges Lt. Joyce Craig would’ve survived a 2014 house fire if the equipment she was using was working properly
After Agnes Patterson, 51, was confronted about the missing money, she admitted to using the stolen funds to gamble at casinos, eat at restaurants and pay bills
Firefighter Patrick Wolterman was killed while battling a house fire last year; his death was ruled a homicide in March
Cameron Dyer allegedly ran over the crews’ fire hoses and yelled at them for not doing their job fast enough
Lt. Keith Long died Dec. 8 after a four-year battle with colon cancer, a disease he claimed was caused by his career
The suit was filed in 2012 by dozens of women who said they were subjected to strength tests that were not job related for the firefighter/EMT position
Pension officials said allowing the withdrawals would leave them without the liquid reserves required to sustain $2.1 billion fund
Firefighters were unable to respond to a vehicle crash after they realized the battery was missing from their only fire engine
Investigators have interviewed over 250 persons and followed hundreds of potential leads
Justin Speights was stabbed at a New Year’s party after he tried to break up a fight between two groups of guests
The volunteer firefighter said he noticed his pickup truck was missing after he pulled over to help crash victims
The captain was at a residence to retrieve medical gear when the suspect approached him from behind
Raymond Neal Swayney, 31, was among temporary firefighters who were only paid for the hours they spent putting out fires
Kurtis Clark, who is also a correctional officer, was on his way to the jail when he responded to a crash
More than $500 million in deferred retirement funds have been withdrawn since August
Robert Lanz, a 15-year veteran, will have all records of being disciplined over phone sex allegations rescinded and removed from his personnel file
Officials expect an additional murder charge to be filed against Beatriz Fana-Ruiz
The rig was protecting authorities who were clearing wreckage after an accident when the suspect drove into the rig
After setting the fires, Keith Eugene Mann, 49, called 911 to report them