Books

The City of Atlanta has agreed to settle a wrongful termination and religious discrimination lawsuit brought by former Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran. Chief Cochran was fired by Mayor Kasim Reed in 2015 over a self-published book the chief authored about his religious beliefs. Reed believed the book was critical of homosexuality.

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In this episode of Fire Law, Curt interviews Ginger Adams Otis, the author of Firefight: The Century-Long Battle to Integrate New York's Bravest. Ginger is a writer for the NY Daily News and previously worked for the NY Post. She started covering NY City Hall and the FDNY when she worked for The Chief-Leader.

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An EMS chief in South Carolina is in hot water following publication of a book about his experiences. Charleston County EMS Chief Don Lundy is now on temporary administrative leave with pay while the county investigates his recently published memoir, "Paramedics of the Heart", that refers to some of his colleagues as “life-sucking, energy draining bags of annoying hell.”

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PASS IT ON! Last year Billy Goldfeder asked me – along with numerous other fire service family members – to contribute my advice to current and future firefighters, and fire officers. The contributions were put together in a brand new ...

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I am very pleased to announce that Fire Engineering Books and Videos, a division of PennWell Corporation, will be the new publisher for future editions of Legal Considerations for Fire & Emergency Services and Fire Officer’s Legal Handbook. This partnership ...

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Florida officials have decided not to file criminal charges against a Tampa morning radio host who was responsible for a live stunt involving a fire in a van last December. Todd Schnitt, the host of the M.J. Morning Show on ...

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