A former recruit with the Miami Beach Fire Department is claiming he was sexually and racially harassed by fellow recruits, and that when he complained he was dismissed from the department. Brian Gentles filed a complaint with the US Equal Opportunities ...

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A fire chief in Florida has resigned amidst an investigation into his having allowed two relatives and a family friend to serve as volunteer firefighters despite their having been convicted felons. Fire Chief Brad Hall of the Mexico Beach Fire ...

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Today’s burning question: If someone refuses to follow an evacuation order made because a hurricane is approaching, can we be liable if we later refuse to respond to their distress calls in the middle of the storm because they changed ...

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Twenty African-American female applicants to the Chicago Fire Department who are already plaintiffs in two other discrimination suits against the city, have filed yet a third suit against the city, this time challenging a physical abilities test that was used ...

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An arbitrator has concluded that DCFEMS and Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe wrongfully transferred IAFF Local 36 Union President Edward Smith last year in retaliation for his union activities. Arbitrator Leonard M. Wagman handed down his decision on October 19, 2012 ...

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A Florida battalion chief who was terminated for, among other things, leaving a firefighting crew in the woods at the conclusion of a wildland fire, claims she is the victim of discrimination. Estero Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Jeannine Horton was ...

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A female firefighter who claimed she was being discriminated against by being ordered to cover her tattoos has reached a settlement with her department. Firefighter Linda Goetz sued the city of Forest Park claiming that she was being unlawfully singled ...

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An African American captain who was given a 20-day suspension for posting “Welcome to the Plantation” signs in the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue’s fire prevention office last August has opted to retire. Captain Alvin Floyd, a 24-year JFR veteran, had ...

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The city of Albany, Georgia will decide today whether to settle three separate lawsuits filed by former Assistant Chief Roderick Jolivette, who claims he was discriminated against. Chief Jolivette’s case is complicated. In 2009 he was fired for allegedly ordering ...

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The settlement of a contentious sexual harassment lawsuit in the Phoenix Fire Department has prompted one city councilman to demand an investigation. Councilman Sal DiCiccio has requested that the Phoenix Department of Public Safety investigate the allegations of firefighter Julie ...

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The case of Hialeah Firefighters IAFF Local 1102 vice president Eric Johnson is back in the news with word of his discipline on charges related to his social media activities. Johnson got into hot water over some photos he posted ...

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A defamation suit filed against Wilkes-Barre Township Fire Chief John Yuknavich for statements he had at a council meeting in 2009 has been settled. Joseph Naperkowski claimed that Chief Yuknavich defamed him on June 1, 2009. He claims that Chief ...

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A Texas firefighter who resigned after being disciplined for taking photos of dead bodies at an emergency scene has reached a settlement with his former employer that will allow him to keep his job. City of Irving agreed to reinstate ...

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Four Florida firefighters and a former firefighter are facing a number of serious criminal charges.

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