An FDNY Fire Inspector has been charged in a massive bribery scheme involving Brooklyn day care centers. Inspector Carlos Montoya was arraigned last Friday in Federal District Court in Manhattan, and released on $100,000 bond. The investigation, dubbed “Operation Pay Care”, ...

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The West Virginia State Police are investigating what appears to be a failed attempt by one or more volunteer firefighters to cover up for an accident involving their fire chief. On December 17, 2011 Beverly Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief ...

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The city of Cleveland has hired former Assistant U.S. Attorney Ronald Bakeman to head up the investigation into the Cleveland Fire Department’s overtime scandal. Bakeman’s appointment was announced earlier this week as the department struggles to address allegations that some ...

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A Connecticut paramedic is facing felony rape charges after a patient alleged she was sexually assaulted during a transport. Paramedic Mark Powell, 49, turned himself in to police yesterday. The incident allegedly occurred at 3:00 am on Christmas morning. A ...

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The Nebraska Commission of Industrial Relations has ruled that the city of Omaha did not commit an unfair labor practice in bargaining with its firefighters. IAFF Local 385 filed a complaint with the Commission last August accusing the city of bargaining ...

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The Massachusetts Civil Service Commission has handled down a decision that harshly criticizes the selection process used by the Springfield Fire Department to hire 21 new firefighters. The Commission was responding to the complaints of four candidates who claimed they ...

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A settlement has been reach in a controversial case of a Michigan man who lost control of his pickup, slammed into the back of a fire truck at an accident scene, and then sued. The 2009 accident occurred in Frenchtown ...

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Today’s burning question comes from a firefighter blogger who is in college studying fire science, and will be looking for a full-time job in the near future: Burning question: Could blogging become an issue during the hiring process? Could I ...

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Happy New Year!!!! Its time to take a look at the most important and most bizarre fire service legal cases of 2011. First, the three most important cases: Westmoreland v. Sutherland, was a 1st Amendment case handed down by the ...

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