Additional details have been released on the controversial Facebook post that cost one Columbus, Mississippi firefighter his job and caused 3 other city employees (2 firefighters and one police officer) to be disciplined. Dave Statter has been on this since ...

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Today’s burning question comes from a friend who is a nurse and is studying for her paramedic license. She took issue with an exam question, which is paraphrased here as follows: You are called to the residence of a 77 ...

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An Indiana man has filed suit against Hamilton County, Tennessee claiming that while being treated for an ankle injury and dehydration back in 2011, he was inadvertently given Lidocaine which resulted in him going into cardiac arrest. On September 6, ...

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A Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department captain has been charged with conduct unbecoming and misuse of a city computer after he posted signs saying “Welcome to the Plantation” at the fire department’s administrative offices. Captain Alvin Floyd acknowledged creating and ...

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A Waterbury, Connecticut captain has been arrested and charged with workers compensation fraud and larceny for allegedly teaching classes for the state fire academy and responding to emergency calls as a volunteer while off injured. Fire Captain Michael J. Farrell, ...

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Have you ever started reading your email before you fully wake up? That was me this morning when I opened an email from a gentleman informing me that my name came up during a war crimes trial at the Hague ...

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I received a very timely and thought provoking question for today’s burning question: Is clicking “Like” to a Facebook post making a public statement sufficient to get someone in trouble? I should probably start by asking – who do I ...

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A Virginia firefighter has lost his bid to get his job back and collect back pay. Bristol firefighter Robert Taylor resigned from the department back in 2011 following allegations that he was working while on extended sick leave following knee ...

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The owner of a McKinney, Texas restaurant has filed suit against the city of McKinney claiming that police, fire and code enforcement personnel are “harassing” him following a June inspection that uncovered 80 code violations. Yesterday, a judge in Collin ...

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Two fire departments in opposite ends of the country are in the headlines today with the same problem: insider theft.

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A Columbus, Mississippi firefighter has opted to resign following a controversy resulting from a remark he posted on his Facebook page about an accident involving a 2 year old child who was struck by a car. Brad Alexander allegedly made a ...

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A Texas firefighter accused of bringing a female into the fire station and acting inappropriately has been ordered to be reinstated by Thirteenth Court of Appeals of Texas. Alejandro Gonzalez was terminated (“indefinitely suspended” in Texas parlance) by the Mission ...

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