Monthly Archives: March 2012

Nashville FD Medic Paid While in Prison

A Nashville paramedic is in trouble for neglecting to inform his superiors that he was in jail while off on extended medical leave. Robert Plummer spent seven days behind bars in 2010 and nearly 3 months in jail in 2011. ...

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Age of Consent and Parental Rights

Today’s Burning Question: I know 16 is the age of medical consent in Rhode Island.  Does that mean that technically we cannot discuss the medical condition of a 17 year old with his parents without his consent? Answer: I received ...

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New Details Emerge in Sugarloaf Death

The first of several anticipated reports about the bizarre January 12, 2012 death of a skier injured at the Sugarloaf Ski Area has been issued by the local police department. David Morse died while being transported by ambulance to Franklin ...

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FDNY Ordered to Pay Up to $128M in Damages

In a long anticipated ruling, Federal District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis has ordered the city of New York to pay damages to past minority applicants to FDNY a total of up to $128,696,803. The ruling is part of the 2007 ...

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Ontario Village Fined $93,750 for Training LODD

In Ontario, Canada the Ministry of Labour has fined the Village of Point Edward a total of $93,750 for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act following the 2010 death of a volunteer firefighter. Gary Kendall died on January ...

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Atlanta Cheating Scandal Ruling Rescinds Promotions

A judge has ordered 5 promotions rescinded and awarded $320,000 in damages to three Atlanta firefighters in an ongoing lawsuit that alleged race-related cheating. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kelly A. Lee issued the ruling yesterday. The decision comes less ...

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Station Modifications and Gender Discrimination

Today’s Burning Question: My department is an all career medium sized department in the mid-west with 7 firehouses. We recently promoted several engineers, which prompted a series of transfers. In the process a female firefighter (engineer) was denied a transfer ...

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Here’s to Rescue Details… and Fine Whine

A friend from Cal Fire just sent me a link to this YouTube video – and for all the folks in Providence – as well as any department where firefighters occasionally get detailed to rescue/ambulance duty – this parody will sound all ...

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Eight Indiana Departments Sued Over Ice Rescue Death

The parents of a teenager who drowned after falling through thin ice on Terrace Lake in Columbus, Indiana in December, 2010 have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against …. well… everyone: The State of Indiana, City of Columbus, County of Bartholomew, ...

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