The former Fire Commissioner of the Chicago Fire Department has filed suit against Mayor Richard Daley claiming the mayor and his chief of staff forced him to resign over false sexual harassment allegations. Chief John Brooks resigned on May 7, ...

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Five more men have been indicted in the Massachusetts EMS recertification scandal. This is the third round of indictments since the scandal broke in December of 2008. It has led to the suspension of over 200 EMT and paramedic licenses. Those indicted ...

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You know things are bad when banks start bringing foreclosure proceedings to repossess fire trucks. That is exactly what is going on in the Kinloch Fire Protection District, in St. Louis County, Missouri. Last year, Kinloch was awarded an AFG ...

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The verdict is in, in the arson and murder case against 27 year old Christopher Benitez, accused of setting the fire that claimed the life of Phoenix firefighter Brett Tarver in March 2001.

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In what seems to be a disturbing trend, the third California fire chief in the past 2 weeks has filed suit against his employer. Fire Chief Ron Hittle filed suit last Thursday against the city of Stockton, seeking to challenge the city’s right ...

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An Omaha fire captain has lost her initial request for a court order blocking her transfer out of an EMS staff position. Captain Melanie Bates filed suit earlier this month against the city of Omaha, Mayor Jim Suttle and Fire ...

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On Thursday, the Indiana Supreme Court handed down a decision in the email discipline case of firefighter Bradley Love of the Sugar Creek Township Fire Department. Love was a volunteer/part-time firefighter in the combination fire department. The case arose back ...

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In what can only be described as an epidemic, yet another volunteer fire company has been victimized by a trusted insider who steals large sums of money. The former treasurer of the Steelton Volunteer Fire Company, in Steelton, Pennsylvania, is accused ...

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What do you get when you uncover government wrongdoing, and have to report it to a police chief who reports to officials from the community where the alleged wrongdoing took place? In the case of Longboat Key, Florida firefighter Matt ...

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Another California fire chief has filed an employment related suit against a city, the second such filing in a week. Chief Dave Kapler filed suit against the city of Alameda, claiming he was wrongfully forced out of his job last ...

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An Indiana firefighter who had a lung removed and suffered a heart attack but never the less wanted to stay on the job, has received a monetary settlement from the City of Jeffersonville following a Federal discrimination lawsuit. Major Irvin ...

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The fire chief of Monterey Park, California has filed suit alleging she was discriminated against by city officials because she is gay. Cathleen Orchard’s lawsuit claims she is wrongfully being forced out of her job as fire chief, a position she had ...

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A North Carolina fire department that had been fined $81,300 for 18 OSHA violations, has agreed to settle the case for $57,000. The High Point Fire Department was cited by North Carolina state OSHA on March 11, 2011 following an investigation ...

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