Fire Law Blog Fire Service and Public Safety Legal Issues Blog by Curt Varone
San Francisco Fire Academy Under Scrutiny
The San Francisco Bay Area’s NBC affiliate has done an extensive expose on a series of complaints by former fire academy recruits, several of which have led to lawsuits.
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First Two Guilty Pleas in Shreveport Fire Bullying Scandal
Two of the seven Shreveport, Louisiana firefighters facing criminal charges over the bullying of two mentally disabled men, have reach a plea agreement with prosecutors.
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Shreveport Fire Bullying Case Sparks Suit By Detective
The strange bullying case that resulted in criminal charges against seven Shreveport firefighters including the fire chief, just got a lot stranger with the filing of a retaliation lawsuit by the police detective who headed the investigation. Shreveport homicide detective ...
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Firefighters Who Sprayed Muslim Accused of Hate Crime
An Illinois man has filed suit in federal court claiming that firefighters sprayed him with water in an act of hate and discrimination. Omar Ali, 30, who has been alternatively described in the media as an African-American Muslim and an ...
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NFL Investigation Reveals Familiar Culture and Challenges
As a New England Patriots fan, the story of an intra-locker room problem on the Miami Dolphins last fall didn’t even register on my radar screen. In fact, off-the-field problems for the Dolphins would actually be welcome news for New ...
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NY Suit Alleges Sodomy Hazing Induction In Fire Department
A bizarre story is emerging from Piermont, New York where a father is alleging that his son was sodomized as part of a ritualized hazing of new members in a volunteer fire department. Mark Bernstein has filed suit against the ...
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