We have seen firefighters sue fire departments. We have seen fire departments sue firefighters. We have seen fire districts sue fire departments and fire departments sue municipalities. We have even seen fire departments sue other fire departments. But here is ...

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Prosecutors allege that Chief McClelland was texting at the time of the accident.

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An Illinois firefighter injured during a controlled burn has filed a negligence suit against a fellow firefighter and his fire department. William J. Wirtel was injured on January 29, 2011 during a controlled burn in the Village of Washington Park ...

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Three volunteer fire departments in Stamford, Connecticut have filed suit to challenge the city’s efforts to consolidate them into a single, unified fire department that includes the city’s career firefighters. The three departments, Turn of River, Long Ridge and Springdale ...

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An LA County Fire official is facing some tough questions following a “gotchya” undercover surveillance team filmed him drinking on his lunch break. The man, identified as Assistant Chief Vic Mesrobian, appears to actually be a civilian employee in charge ...

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We have all seen the comical photos of Walmart shoppers in various modes of dress and undress. One performer has even made several humorous music videos depicting the weirdos and crazies. Facebook itself had its origins by showing photos of ...

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A fire district secretary in New Jersey has filed suit against the district, a volunteer fire company, a former commissioner, a current commissioner and a deputy chief alleging she has been sexually harassed and had her life threatened, all because ...

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Here is today’s burning question: I have been volunteering with a small rural fire district for about 11 years. I was promoted to lieutenant by the previous chief, but since he left 7 years ago I have had nothing but ...

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A Texas firefighter has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Georgetown alleging the fire department failed to reasonably accommodate his line-of-duty post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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Additional details are emerging about the police investigation of the Columbus Fire & EMS that we posted about last week. It appears the primary focus of the investigation relates to the staffing level of the first in engine at a ...

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The death of a wildland firefighter in 2012 has prompted two administrative actions by OSHA, one a $14,000 citation against the Clearwater-Potlatch Timber Protective Association (CPTPA), and the other a Notice of Unsafe or Unhealthful Working Conditions issued to the ...

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‘The City breached its duty to meet and confer in good faith with the … San Diego City Firefighters Association, Local 145… when it failed and refused to meet and confer over the Mayor’s proposal for pension reform. By this ...

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