Manslaughter

A driver who struck and killed an Iowa firefighter in 2011 is now filing suit claiming that the firefighter, who had drugs in his system at the time of his death, caused the accident. Firefighter Michael Collins, 41, of the ...

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

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The ex-wife of a firefighter is facing a lawsuit over comments she posted on a Facebook page about a fatal POV accident he was involved in. This is a long one… and a sad one with absolutely no winners. Firefighter ...

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Today’s Burning Question: I was responsible for installing an outdoor fireplace at house in Hollywood that was going to be used in a television show and…. well… we took some shortcuts in how we built it. The biggest issue was ...

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A volunteer firefighter from Portage, Ohio has been sentenced to 9 months in prison for causing an accident in 2010 that killed a 24 year old man and seriously injured his girlfriend. Firefighter Timothy Johnson, now 43, of the Portage ...

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The estate of a Virginia volunteer firefighter killed in a LODD roll-over accident has filed a wrongful death suit against the estate of the fire chief and another driver. The suit seeks $2 million in damages. Firefighter William D. Altice ...

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In Ontario, Canada the Ministry of Labour has fined the Village of Point Edward a total of $93,750 for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act following the 2010 death of a volunteer firefighter. Gary Kendall died on January ...

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A volunteer firefighter in Missouri who was responding to an emergency in his personal vehicle with lights and siren on, has been charged with reckless driving. Matt Ousley from the New Bloomfield Fire Protection District was cited on  Saturday, November ...

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A Revere, Massachusetts man was injured last Friday when he was struck by hose that had dislodged and was being dragged by a passing engine company. The video below shows the man being struck. While not a legal issue per se ...

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The final verdicts came in today in the Deutsche Bank Building fire case, and the two remaining defendants, John Galt Corp. and construction supervisor Michael Alvo were found not guilty of numerous felony charges. Both had been charged with involuntary ...

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The second defendant in the Deutsche Bank Building fire case has been acquitted of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment charges. Jeffrey Melofchik, 49, walked out of court a free man, joining Salvatore DePaola, 56, who was acquitted yesterday. Three construction ...

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The Supreme Court of Delaware has upheld the conviction of Joseph M. Taye in the death of Delaware City firefighter Michelle Smith. Taye was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison for the December 20, 2008 accident. Smith ...

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A British firefighter is facing a retrial on charges stemming from a 2009 apparatus accident that killed a civilian, and injured 10 others. Bedfordshire firefighter Robert Hulatt, 28 was responding to a house fire on September 11, 2009 when his ...

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The verdict is in, in the arson and murder case against 27 year old Christopher Benitez, accused of setting the fire that claimed the life of Phoenix firefighter Brett Tarver in March 2001.

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