General legal issues

A “lemon law” for emergency vehicles. When I first saw the headline, my reaction was: why didn’t I think of that? The concept of a lemon law for emergency vehicles is now a reality in New Jersey, believed to be ...

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There are many reasons why the fire service has such a strong connection to the law, but a recent story out of South Carolina brought that connection home to me once again in a way I had not expected. In ...

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If you are like me, you are tired of the internet hoax emails claiming such rubbish as "in 1987 Oliver North testified before Congress that Osama bin Laden was the most evil person alive”,  or that "cut flowers can remove oxygen ...

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A very interesting case has been developing in Scituate, Rhode Island between a volunteer fire company, and the town. While the underlying facts and motives are unclear, on September 22, 2009 the town took steps to close the Chopmist Hill ...

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On Monday of this week I blogged about the case of a Riverside, California man who spent two years in jail on arson charges that were largely based upon scent evidence obtained using a device known as a scent transfer ...

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It seems like hardly a day goes by without some new headline reminding us that fire and emergency responders are involved in a dangerous profession that frequently leads to some sort of legal activity. This blog will provide a place ...

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