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Five graduates say the department reclassified them as EMS trainees just before contracts expired, then issued termination letters
A Waterbury HR probe says recruits used phones, split screens and Google during an unsupervised final test
The Finance Committee advanced an $8M payout in the ambulance restraint death and $7.5M to the family of pastors killed during a police chase
The girl admitted to intentionally setting the blaze in the paper goods aisle, Peachtree police said
Lt. Travis Darrisaw admitted to the encounter and apologized to the department
Eileen Parlato claims that the East Haven Fire Department has a long history of sexism and that the chief targeted her
County attorneys will draw up new regulations, policies and additional training courses for first responders
Harold W. Conner said in his suit that he was forced to retire from the Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District because he is white
While tending to a patient on scene, Seattle firefighters were attacked by a double amputee who tried to intentionally slam into them with his motorized wheelchair
Jurors determined that deputies and firefighters at the crash scene invaded Vanessa Bryant’s privacy and provoked emotional distress
Judge Hugo J. Loza found one teen committed arson and found the other not responsible for crimes linked to the killing of Ramon Figueroa and Patrick Jones
Andrew Fox says the city and fire chief “violated his First Amendment right to free speech and free exercise of religion, and violated the Texas Constitution”
Lorain Assistant Fire Chief Matthew Homolya had been on leave since March
The Brainerd city council approved the agreement with Firefighters Union Local No. 4725 after an earlier ruling that the city violated state labor laws
Robert Doerr’s widow and a second suspect were each charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of the Evansville firefighter
Cell phone photos taken by law enforcement officers after the Route 91 Harvest music festival shooting were being spread the same night
Terran Mark League Jr. is also facing a fourth misdemeanor, sexual battery
Petaluma firefighters reported that a man in a pink jacket waved a Buck knife at them
The move could signal that criminal charges are being considered in the death of the 21-year-old who had a medical emergency at New York State Fire Academy
Gadsden Fire Department members said in the original complaint that the city violated overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act
Vanessa Bryant’s attorneys say a sheriff’s deputy led Brian Jordan around to take site photos; the former captain and his lawyer cited stress and trauma
A Rochester firefighter is seeking $4M in damages from the city after accusing his captain of forcing him and two junior FFs to attend a racist event
L.A. County lawyers argued first responders working the scene needed the photos, and officials took swift action after learning some photos had been shared
The man crashed the ambulance, injuring the trapped provider, before fleeing and later stealing a Tanner Fire Department fire truck and crashing it, as well
Clermont Fire Department and EMS responded to a medical call at the home made by the man’s wife and were shot at upon arrival
Friends and family of Eurie Martin are calling for the Sandersville Fire Department to terminate Michael Howell for failure to render aid
Police arrested Bryon Pointer on suspicion of multiple charges, including assault with a deadly weapon
During efforts to control the blaze, the building collapsed and trapped multiple firefighters; some firefighters suffered heat-related injuries
The paramedics and current or recent members of the fire prevention division said bias against Black women has affected their pay and opportunities
John Gibson faces charges including second-degree vehicular homicide by operating a vehicle recklessly and third-degree hindering apprehension or prosecution
Lt. Rich Michelson alleges discrimination, a lack of due process and that a faulty misconduct claim was used to fire him
Madison County crews were extricating the man from the vehicle when he reportedly became erratic and confused, and elbowed a firefighter in the face
Gabriel Watson said his job was “constructively terminated;” Portland officials said he was laid off after he blacked out on duty and refused to take a fitness test
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