Fire Law Blog Fire Service and Public Safety Legal Issues Blog by Curt Varone
Happy New Year! May 2017 bring you peace and prosperity.
The arrival of New Year also means that it’s time for the annual review of the top Fire Law news stories of 2016.
It is always a challenge to objectively evaluate a year’s worth of stories, so we will look at it in two different ways. First, let’s look at the 10 most viewed stories of 2016.
10 10-Nov Texas Fire Captain Suspended Over Facebook Posts
9 17-Feb Two DeKalb Firefighters Disciplined Over False Allegations Against A Police Officer
8 23-Apr Sexual Harassment and Social Media at Center of Virginia Firefighter’s Suicide
7 31-Jan Louisiana Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Firefighters in Pension Battle
6 25-Jan Illinois Abandons Public Duty Doctrine in Fire Department Case
5 6-Mar OSHA Considering Additional Regs for the Fire Service
4 11-May Fairfax County Firefighter Files Sexual Harassment Suit
3 14-Feb San Bernardino Settles Nine-Year Dispute With Firefighters
2 23-Feb Black Sunday Firefighters Awarded $183 Million
1 1-Feb Massachusetts Firefighter’s Criticism of Narcan Prompts Investigation
Now, let’s take a look at the 10 stories that were the most Liked and Shared on Facebook:
10 7-Dec Overtime for Paramedic Training
9 15-Nov FLSA Facts for Firefighters- Early Reliefs and Overtime
8 16-Feb Illinois Local Files Unfair Labor Practice Over Grooming Policy
7 18-Oct Can a Firefighter Violate a Person’s Fourth Amendment Rights?
6 14-Aug Kentucky Fire Department Accused of Religious and Sexual Discrimination
5 20-Dec Dallas Staring Down The Barrel of a $4 Billion Suit
4 6-Mar OSHA Considering Additional Regs for the Fire Service
3 25-Jan Illinois Abandons Public Duty Doctrine in Fire Department Case
2 10-Nov Texas Fire Captain Suspended Over Facebook Posts
1 1-Feb Massachusetts Firefighter’s Criticism of Narcan Prompts Investigation
Happy New Year
