The treasurer of a West Virginia volunteer fire department has been charged with embezzling $88,000 from the organization between 2009 and 2011. Mary Elizabeth Taylor, who was treasurer of the Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department, is accused of stealing $88,065.42 over ...

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The New Haven Fire Department is facing another discrimination charge, this time from a firefighter who claims he was “mercilessly” discriminated against while in training because he was asked to paint fire hydrants, mop floors and wash windows. Aaron Brantley ...

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The Fire Chief of the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company from Harford County, Maryland, has denied the appeals of four firefighters disciplined over their Facebook comments relating to local restaurant. Recall that 9 firefighters in total have been disciplined over ...

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A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought by the US Justice Department against the town of Davie, Florida over the fire department’s treatment of pregnant employees. According to the suit, the department prohibited pregnant employees from being placed ...

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The Velarde, New Mexico Fire Department is in the news again, this time because it has been placed on “probation” by the State Fire Marshal for not submitting NFIRS reports. State Fire Marshal John Standefer reported that approximately forty fire ...

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A Montana volunteer fire department has lost its bid to deliver first responder emergency medical services, but has been able to keep its doors open. Earlier this year, the Cabinet View Volunteer Fire Department was closed down by Lincoln County allegedly ...

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The latest skirmish in the on-going “who’s in charge” battle between police and fire (which I call police-fire wars) occurred Tuesday in Knox County, Tennessee where a Knox County Sheriff cited a firefighter for failing to move his apparatus at ...

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The video clip of Adolph Hitler ranting against his generals and staff has been used by another prankster to lampoon its latest victim: Colorado Springs Fire Chief Rich Brown. In March we covered a previous use of the same clip ...

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Not sure how we missed this one back in April when the decision came down, but a British Paramedic was found guilty of misconduct for posting a remark on his Facebook page indicating that he “copped a feel” while on ...

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The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals handed down an important decision in the LODD wrongful death suit of Baltimore City firefighter recruit Racheal Wilson. Wilson died on February 9, 2007, in a live burn training exercise gone-bad. Wilson’s mother, Virginia ...

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Some cases never seem to go away. There always seems to be one more filing, one more twist. That is the case with fired Stockton, California Fire Chief Ron Hittle. Back in early 2011 he was suspended based on his ...

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The city of San Jose has agreed to settle a sexual discrimination suit brought last year by two female fire captains who claimed they were wrongfully denied promotions. Captains Debra Ward and Patricia Tapia filed the suit in state court ...

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Sulphur Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 3765 and the City of Sulphur, Louisiana have reached a settlement in their lawsuit that dates back to 2008. The lawsuit accused the city of improperly calculating across the board raises given to firefighters over ...

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A Durham, NC firefighter was arrested Tuesday and charged with being the Green Goblin robber, responsible for as many as eight robberies in recent weeks. Damon Quick, 35, a firefighter since 2003, allegedly wore a green mask while committing the ...

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