Cheating

The Muncie Fire Department is facing three separate investigations into possible cheating on certification exams. The investigations are being conducted by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security’s Emergency Medical Services, the Indiana State Fire Marshal, and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.

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A current and a former Denver firefighter have filed suit against the city alleging race and gender discrimination. Da Lesha Allen and Charmaine Cassie filed suit last week in US District Court for the District of Colorado.

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The California Court of Appeals has ruled that Cal Fire is prohibited from giving firefighters a more serious penalty for a disciplinary infraction after an initial punishment has been administered, and the period for an appeal has run. That much is relatively straight forward. As for how the Court of Appeals reached that decision...

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The City of Norwalk has decided to discard its current firefighter hiring list and retest candidates following an investigation into possible cheating. The decision comes on the heels of the resignation of an assistant chief, and the release of an investigative report. At issue appears to be the involvement of the assistant chief in the development of the oral portion of the test, and whether he provided information to his son who took the exam.

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Cleveland officials are investigating allegations of cheating on a fire department promotional exam. The test was administered last summer to 147 members seeking promotion to lieutenant and captain.

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A Texas city has filed a $1 million suit against two fire officers who allegedly used high tech equipment to cheat on promotional examinations. The City of Garland filed suit against Assistant Chief Todd Peele, 43, and Captain Michael Cates, ...

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The jury has returned in the Cincinnati race discrimination lawsuit brought by Lieutenant Mark Broach, leaving both sides to claim victory… of sorts. Lt. Broach alleges he was targeted by the department after he came to the defense of  another ...

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Today’s Burning Question: Is it cheating if everyone does it? I mean, if everyone taking an exam looks at the answer key, or helps each other then that can’t be cheating, right? It would only be cheating if a certain ...

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A Florida fire chief is being investigated by the state fire marshal’s office to determine if his firefighter certification has lapsed. Fire Chief Ben Greenslait of the Freeport Fire Department is under scrutiny based on a complaint filed by his ...

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Baltimore Fire Chief James Clack has announced that EMT students at the city’s fire academy were not to blame for the recent testing controversy. The Chief stated publically that: “No recruit, no student in any of these classes engaged in ...

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The Boston Fire Department has suspended 54 firefighters in the wake of a two-state EMS recertification scandal involving  EMTs in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The suspensions follow a year-long internal BFD  investigation. The investigation found that 20 firefighters recertified twice ...

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Here’s a followup news report on the Colorado testing investigation that broke yesterday, as well as a copy of an official letter from the Colorado Division of Fire Safety explaining what has happened to date. DFS 10 may 2011 moratorium letter And not ...

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The Colorado Division of Fire Safety has announced an investigation into allegations that several certification examinations for firefighters may have been compromised. Division Director Kevin Klein announced today that an exam proctor may have provided advance copies of certification tests to ...

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