Local officials in Centreville, Illinois are investigating the discovery of marijuana in a local fire station. State Police Narcotics Commander Joe Beliveau reported that police found between 30 and 500 grams of marijuana in a filing cabinet at the Golden Garden ...

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A battalion chief in the Columbus Fire Department has lost her race discrimination lawsuit against the city. BC Yolanda Arnold filed suit in US District Court in January, 2008 after her leadership of the fire prevention division was subject to ...

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Last Tuesday, a group of 24 black firefighters filed suit against the Jacksonville (Florida) Fire Rescue, and Jacksonville Firefighters IAFF Local 122 claiming the department’s promotional process discriminates against minorities.

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Here’s an interesting story about a lawsuit from 25 years ago: Firefighters’ lawsuit served as impetus for fire commission | SeacoastOnline.com.

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Last month at FDIC, the Fire Service Court got togther to record a video session to discuss the hottest legal topics facing the fire service. Take a look.

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A decorated FDNY medic has filed a lawsuit in Federal court alleging he has been discriminated against under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Paramedic Gary Smiley, 48, alleges that the city improperly denied him injured-on-duty status while he was ...

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Severely injured firefighter from Warrior Run Area Fire Department in Pennsylvania received a $10 million verdict last Friday against the arsonist who set the fire.

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The driver of a Boston ladder truck that collided with an off-duty Boston police officer last week, has been cited for failing to stop at a red light even though the apparatus was responding to an alarm. The accident occurred ...

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Two Texas firefighters have been terminated following an investigation into sexually explicit photos of nude men found in their fire station. The two unnamed firefighters were employed by the city of Victoria Fire Department. Victoria, a city of 63,000, is southwest ...

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Incident occurred at the Lincoln Park Volunteer Fire Department Hose Company 1.

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The Mobile, Alabama firefighters’ union is preparing to file suit against the city for refusing to allow union dues to be payroll deducted. The city’s position is that a new ethics law that became effective in 2011 prohibits them from ...

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A Connecticut town appears to be in the gun sights of a local business owner who’s shopping center was destroyed by fire last September. The owners of the Oakdale Plaza have put the town of Montville on notice that they ...

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CAFA rejects federal whistleblower lawsuit claims.

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In what may be an indication of things to come, an Illinois Bank has filed suit to liquidate the assets of an active Maryland volunteer fire department. If successful, the suit would authorize the auctioning of the fire station, apparatus, and ...

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