Legal Issues
Video shows the St. Pete Beach district chief intentionally driving into a bicyclist on the median
Waterford Fire Chief Kevin Hafemann agreed to drop pending complaints and an open records request
Manhattan Beach firefighters sue city officials for failing to fill vacant positions and requiring overtime shifts
Paul Hutchinson filed for retirement a day before a department hearing
Charles Turner II argued the commission violated tiebreaker rules when he applied for the promotion in June
The former chief confessed to stealing the funds, and spending them all with his wife
Frank DeThomas was arrested Thursday on charges of stealing over $100,000 from the fire company
The men started a campfire which grew to a 500 acre wildfire
Miguel Armenta claims the police used excessive and negligent force when he was arrested in 2014
The May 16 death of Daryl B. Ritz was captured on a GoPro camera mounted inside Ritz’s dump truck
Paul Perrotti was convicted of embezzling more than $25,000 from the department over the last 17 years
Michael Allen Johnson said he nodded off before the rig went out of control
Michael Allen Johnson was operating a fire truck Saturday when it veered off the road, killing two firefighters
Chief: “It’s a very difficult decision to have to do this”
Lt. Danielle Masse is alleging a pattern and practice of deliberate discrimination and harassment against women and lesbians
The 29-year veteran plead guilty to charges of assault and lewd conduct last month
Rodney Eddins collapsed in April as he and his crew of firefighters extinguished a fire inside a home
The lawsuit contends the Naval bases are the source of cancer-causing chemicals found in nearly 100 public and private wells near the properties
The ex-chief was accused of falsifying records to receive extra tax breaks
An additional 22 other suspects were arrested for trespassing in the evacuated zone
Training Capt. Brent Blamires is suing his dept. for wrongful termination and violating a whistleblower law
Jesse Austin Trader was killed August 2013 after his water truck crashed during a wildfire
Damin Pashilk faces 24 years to life in prison if convicted
Robert Meyers agreed to take a voluntary leave of absence from the dept. while the charges are pending
A retired firefighter and police officer sued the city, arguing that the changes were unconstitutional and a violation of their pension contracts
The fire chief noticed there were unusual withdrawals and cash advances in Brenda Livingston’s name
After being stopped for reckless driving, the firefighter’s BAC tested above the legal limit
Police were told a firefighter was exiting one of the vehicles when a Jeep tried to pass the engine, struck it and dragged the firefighter
Here’s a four-tiered process to reduce the risk of your apparatus or ambulance getting stolen and limit the damage if it does
The photos were reported after being seen on the firefighter’s SnapChat story
The ruling ordered a commission to revisit a firefighter’s PTSD work compensation claim
Officials said the man posed as a firefighter conducting a fire inspection system
Neighbors express concern over noise levels and environmental contamination
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