OK, this one is almost too easy, and thanks to my friends who passed it along. Where do we begin. A fire chief has been suspended for his role in a refusing to remove a pair of plastic testicular replicas ...

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A former Michigan fire lieutenant has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit against her former fire department and former fire chief. Blythe Amenson filed her lawsuit earlier this year in Genesee County Circuit Court asserting sexual harassment, discriminatory and retaliatory discharge, ...

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A New Hampshire photographer for 1st Responder News has been charged with impersonating an emergency responder at an accident scene last August 25, 2010. Charges were filed yesterday, November 23, 2010, against Brian K. Blackden, 46, of Concord, NH. He was arraigned in Concord District ...

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Two Clinton, Iowa fire officials who had been terminated in the aftermath of a Federal EMS billing scandal, have been being reinstated by the Clinton Civil Service Commission. The decision handed down Tuesday, November 23, 2010 ordered that Fire Chief ...

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The tragic death of Buffalo Fire Lt. Charles McCarthy and FF Jonathan Croom on August 24, 2009, sparked lawsuits earlier this year by the families of the deceased firefighters. A recent update by a local news station indicates that one of the ...

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It is not uncommon for members of the public to complain about governmental waste. We have all had to explain to angry taxpayers that it doesn’t cost $2,000 or even $20 to drive an engine company from the fire station ...

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Trying to circumvent an ethics problem created an even larger headache for a Louisiana Fire Chief. Former Grand Caillou Fire Chief, Johnny Duplantis, and his wife, Carol Duplantis, recently paid $8,000 in fines for violating state ethic laws. The chief allegedly ...

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Two Detroit medics are in hot water after speaking out publically about problems within the EMS system in Motor City.  

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A headline from Florida this week read: $1M Spent To Battle Firefighter In Court. Fire lieutenant Kurt Vroman was terminated by the Volusia County Fire Department for lying…. about getting food during his workshift. Really? About getting food? Vroman alleged ...

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A firefighter in Hazleton, Pennsylvania has been suspended for shooting a wild turkey outside his fire station while on duty, and serving the bird as a meal to other firefighters. Kevin Ruby, 39, pled guilty to killing the turkey outside ...

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This video asks a disturbing question: should sex offenders be allowed to serve as firefighters, and if they are already firefighters when they are convicted, should they be permitted to remain serving as firefighters or be terminated?   I think ...

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A major investigation is underway in the Chicago Fire department into allegations that fire inspectors falsified mileage readings on their personal vehicles used to conduct fire inspections. The department does not provide city vehicles to inspectors, who use their own ...

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The owner of a historic building in the Borough of Glendon, Pennsylvania, has lost his suit against Glendon and the City of Easton for damage to the building following a fire on June 14, 2008. Owner Mario Russo alleged that ...

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Some Boston firefighters seem to have found themselves in hot water after being caught on a cellphone video. A passerby caught an altercation between Boston firefighters and a civilian who allegedly had stolen a firefighter’s helmet. As the video below ...

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