Police-Fire

The latest skirmish in the on-going “who’s in charge” battle between police and fire (which I call police-fire wars) occurred Tuesday in Knox County, Tennessee where a Knox County Sheriff cited a firefighter for failing to move his apparatus at ...

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A Spokane, Washington fire lieutenant who was falsely accused of child pornography offenses, has reached a $2.4 million settlement with the Washington State Patrol. The case made headlines in 2008 when state police investigators connected the downloading of child pornography ...

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It is an issue that firefighters and politicians can never seem to agree on: should officers be in the same bargaining unit as firefighters. That is the issue in Columbia County, Florida as the newly formed IAFF Local 4895 seeks to ...

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A terminated Illinois firefighter has filed a rather unusual lawsuit following his dismissal. He is not suing his former employer, but rather is suing another community and one of its police officers alleging that he lost his job due to ...

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The ugly saga of Dallas firefighter Jesus Ventura took an even uglier turn last week when Ventura allegedly robbed a Dallas bank and a gas station. You may recall, Ventura created an uproar when he entered a Dallas fire station ...

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While we have debated the pros and cons of firefighters carrying firearms – something that all of us should agree upon is the need for firefighters and EMS personnel to receive training in how to handle firearms, particularly in jurisdictions ...

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The case of a Dallas firefighter wanted for discharging a firearm in a station just got a lot stranger with an internal controversy within the Dallas Police Department over the apparent staging of the firefighter’s arrest for a TV station. ...

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The strange case of the New Mexico fire chief who was arrested at an incident scene as a way to relieve him of command, is in the news again – this time with an entirely new twist. Fire Chief Eddie Velarde, ...

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The West Virginia State Police are investigating what appears to be a failed attempt by one or more volunteer firefighters to cover up for an accident involving their fire chief. On December 17, 2011 Beverly Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief ...

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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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The long saga of a Spokane fire lieutenant who was falsely accused of two different sets of offenses by Washington State Patrol, ended yesterday with a not-guilty verdict. Lieutenant Todd Chism was arrested in 2008 after police discovered his credit ...

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Fire Chief William Nelson of the Hygiene Fire Protection District was suspended after he was arrested and charged with impersonating a police officer, driving under the influence, marijuana possession, and a firearm violation following his attempt to use his red lights ...

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A New Mexico fire chief who was arrested and relieved of command at the scene of a wildland fire by the local sheriff’s department has been exonerated of all charges. Fire Chief Eddie Velarde, of the Velarde Volunteer Fire Department, ...

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Here’s a story we somehow missed last March, where a New Mexico fire chief was arrested following what appears to be some bizarre behavior at a 3 acre wildland fire. Fire Chief Eddie Velarde of the… you can’t make this stuff up ...

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