“These weren’t nickel-and-dime guys.” That a quote from Genesee County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Jerry Brewster last week referring to two Batavia, New York firefighters accused of running a bookmaking operation. Firefighters Gregory Phillips, 39, and Brian Bordinaro, 43, have been ...

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A volunteer fire department and its fire chief from Ohio have been indicted for defrauding an insurance company. Hopedale Volunteer Fire Department and Fire Chief Michael Moore were arraigned last week in Harrison County Court of Common Pleas. They were ...

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Today’s Burning Question: I am a firefighter who did not get a promotion because of my race and its not right. I was senior to the guy who they gave the promotion to. I scored 9 points higher on the ...

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The New Hampshire Supreme Court released a decision yesterday on a case brought by a firefighter who was injured in 2008 at the scene of a fire against the owner of the property. On January 29, 2008, Epping firefighter Jason Antosz ...

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Question: Is a step increase a raise? I suppose to the public and politicians, a step increase most certainly is a raise. One day a firefighter receives X for compensation, then next he receives X + Y. It looks like ...

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A Pennsylvania paramedic who was terminated last May, has filed a discrimination lawsuit alleging he was fired due to his religion. Medic Paul Newell claims a supervisor’s use of vulgar language prompted him to file a complaint, which in turn ...

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The city of Erie, Pennsylvania is asking a Federal court judge to reverse a jury verdict in the wrongful termination/discrimination case of female firefighter Mary Wolski. Recall two weeks ago the jury granted Wolski $206,000 in back pay and reinstatement finding ...

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A Federal court judge in Florida has overturned a jury verdict against Pasco County in a discrimination suit filed by two firefighters. The two firefighters, Anthony Booth and Jerry Brown, claimed their captain discriminated against them on the basis of ...

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Today’s Burning Question: I was on duty as a firefighter and was at my house doing some paper work. On my way back to the station, my wife asked me to trim some wisteria bushes, and in the process I ...

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Today’s Burning Question: Can someone just create a fire department? We have a person in our response district that purchased a used fire truck, and he has now approached the mayor about responding to alarms. The fire districts in our ...

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Yesterday, a Fulton County jury found that Atlanta Fire Rescue failed to fully investigate allegations of cheating on a 2010 promotional exam. The suit was brought by three Atlanta firefighters claiming that certain black firefighters were coached and given access ...

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Today’s Burning Question: I am a fire chief and two of my firefighters, a male and a female, were in a relationship that appears to have ended badly. They continued to work together until recently when they filed sexual harassment ...

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Today’s Burning Question: My fire department is currently without a fire chief. The city had an interim chief but civil service rules limit interims to four month terms and that time has expired. Can I sue the city to force ...

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Today’s Burning Question: My fire department got an acquired structure to use for some hands-on training. The owner gave us a formal release and hold harmless agreement. Is there anything else we need to do? Answer: Yes… make sure you ...

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