Albuquerque Firefighter In Hot Water

An Albuquerque firefighter is in hot water following the arrests of two burgulars who have identified him as their fence Search of firefighter’s home yields TVs: krqe.com

Supreme Court Rules in Firefighter Case

The US Supreme Court has set precedent with another fire service case – this time focusing on the liability of an attorney hired to conduct an investigation into a firefighter’s misconduct. It is a case we have been following for ...

Joints in Tennessee Station Trigger Drugs Tests and Suspensions

Two Murfreesboro, Tennessee firefighters have been suspended following the discovery of two joints in Station 3 on March 11, 2012. Firefighter Terrell Ellis was suspended the day after the discovery of the joints, which coincidentally was the day that he and ...

Seizing Evidence at a CO Incident

Does the fire department have the authority by law, to seize the generator as part of the investigation?

Duty to Act, Right to Enter, Their Well Being, Our Well Being

My friend Michael Morse from Rescuing Providence has posed a new EMS related scenario regarding the right to enter property to check on the well being of a patient. Recall last month I wrote about a fire department’s right to ...

Mass Union President Sues Town Over Email Intercepts

The President of IAFF Local 1397, Falmouth Firefighters, filed a lawsuit against the town of Falmouth and former town manager Robert L. Whritenour Jr. alleging that the town illegally accessed his department e-mail account. Russell R. Ferreira claims the town ...

Long Awaited Text Messaging Privacy Decision: City of Ontario v. Quon

Today the US Supreme Court handed down a long awaited decision in the case of City of Ontario v. Quon, addressing an employee’s right to privacy in electronic messages. While the case involved a police officer, the decision has important ...

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