Two Indiana firefighters who were terminated for submitting for hours they did not work have been sued by the state’s attorney general for return of the amounts they received. Former White River Township firefighters Anthony Slusher and Mike Rude were ...

Read More »

A Texas firefighter has his job back thanks to a decision by an arbitrator.  Firefighter Robert Vargas of the McAllen Fire Department was terminated in January after he lied to investigators about a minor Halloween mishap with an engine company. ...

Read More »

Fire Chief William Nelson of the Hygiene Fire Protection District was suspended after he was arrested and charged with impersonating a police officer, driving under the influence, marijuana possession, and a firearm violation following his attempt to use his red lights ...

Read More »

A Philadelphia battalion chief is in disciplinary trouble over a YouTube video he made in 2009 that shows him singing the National Anthem while eating cookies and joking with fellow firefighters. BC John Grillone faces charges of “conduct unbecoming” by ...

Read More »

My column this month in Firehouse Magazine is on firefighter discipline and in particular the Garrity Rule. I received an email question from a reader that is worth sharing. I am a Fire Chief and I read your article about ...

Read More »

On Tuesday, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a ruling in the case of Fire Chief Steven Earl Elliott, formerly of the Enka-Candler Fire and Rescue Department. Chief Elliott had an employment agreement with the department through October 31, ...

Read More »

Local 858 was in court yesterday seeking a court order to force the city to negotiate the disciplinary matrix because it is a mandatory subject for collective bargaining.

Read More »

The strange case of a female battalion chief in Montana is back in the news again… and back in court. Recall last winter, Frenchtown BC Jenny Ross claimed that Fire Chief John Bibler threatened to kill her, her dog and ...

Read More »

The final verdicts came in today in the Deutsche Bank Building fire case, and the two remaining defendants, John Galt Corp. and construction supervisor Michael Alvo were found not guilty of numerous felony charges. Both had been charged with involuntary ...

Read More »

It appears that the final settlement agreement has been reached in the Charleston Sofa Super Store fire suits. The June 18, 2007 fire killed nine firefighters. Nineteen separate suits have been filed in the case, including suits by the estates ...

Read More »

Last Friday, the firefighters union in North Las Vegas filed suit to block to layoff of 40 firefighters. The suit follows on the heels of a successful effort by the North Las Vegas Police Officers Association to block to layoff ...

Read More »

A New Mexico fire chief who was arrested and relieved of command at the scene of a wildland fire by the local sheriff’s department has been exonerated of all charges. Fire Chief Eddie Velarde, of the Velarde Volunteer Fire Department, ...

Read More »

A controversial West Palm Beach fire captain who was recently convicted of DUI, has won a new trial based on judicial misconduct. He now wants his job back and claims the entire matter is part of a conspiracy against him. ...

Read More »