An additional disciplinary action has been announced by the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department following the YouTube video shooting prank that occurred on September 18, 2011. Yesterday, Fire Chief Marvin Riggins increased the punishment for Fire Captain Stephanie Burke from a ...

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Another court has refused to block a fire company closing that a community claims is necessary in order to address its financial difficulties. On Tuesday, Kenton Circuit Court Judge Gregory Bartlett refused to grant a temporary restraining order against the ...

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The president of the Johnson City Firefighter’s Local 921 has filed suit against the village over his demotion last May. Marty Meaney was demoted from captain to firefighter allegedly because he made false statements to a police detective. The detective ...

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Another fire service case is headed to the US Supreme Court, this one involving a California attorney hired to investigate sick leave in the Rialto Fire Department. Firefighter Nicholas B. Delia was off-injured and department administrators were suspicious given the ...

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A civilian fire inspector whose father was the fire chief in Toledo until a few months ago, has been arrested and charged with firing into a occupied fire station Saturday night. Kevin Wolever was arrested in the vicinity of the ...

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Boston Firefighters, IAFF Local 718 filed suit against the city today following the forced resignation of seven probationary firefighters who failed to obtain then EMT license within their first year of service. The local alleges the EMT requirement has been ...

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Here is today’s burning question: I was in the process of extinguishing a car fire when a city bus drove over our hose line. The hose got snagged, knocking me down, and now I have $58,000 worth of medical bills. ...

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Los Angeles Fire Department officials are investigating how one of their fire trucks found its way into a porn movie. View more videos at: http://nbclosangeles.com. The department has launched an investigation into the matter. More on the story.

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An FDNY captain has filed suit against the city alleging negligence following an in station accident involving the decon unit. Captain Frank Sorito was injured on December 10, 2010 when the Decon Shower Unit housed at Engine 160 suddenly moved ...

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Here’s today’s burning question: “I’m a fire captain and I was assigned to work at a station in a different fire department as an observer for a day. While I was there the guys played a series of mean pranks ...

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Two former industrial firefighters at the port of Corpus Christi, Texas have filed a Federal lawsuit alleging they were wrongfully not paid overtime for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. Joe Dale Martinez and Fidencio Lopez ...

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An Ohio widow is suing the City of Northwood claiming the fire department took too long to respond to her 911 call for EMS assistance for her husband. On March 3, 2011, Ellen Mix called 911 three times over a ...

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The missing fire chief from the Terlton Volunteer Fire Department in Pawnee County, Oklahoma has been arrested in New Mexico. Chief Charles Badgwell is wanted in connection with the embezzlement of fire company funds. Chief Badgwell was arrested last Friday ...

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