Tag Archives: Clarksburg Fire Department

In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for November 11, 2024, Brad and Curt discuss the resignations of three members of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue as the investigation continues into the deadly training exercise that claimed the life of non-firefighter; ...

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The termination of a West Virginia fire chief earlier this year, has been upheld the city’s civil service commission. Clarksburg Fire Chief Stephen McIntire was fired by City Manager Tiffany last June.

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In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for July 1, 2024, Curt and attorney Bill Podszus discuss a lawsuit filed by seven LA City firefighters injured in the explosion of a CNG powered semi-truck; a litigation mess in Clarksburg, West ...

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The Clarksburg, WV FLSA lawsuit covered last week has taken a turn with two additional proceedings coming to light. Firefighters actually filed two suits: the one we covered and a second suit filed in state court. In addition, the city terminated the fire chief who was a plaintiff in both suits.

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All forty-four members of the Clarksburg Fire Department have filed suit claiming the city’s method of calculating their hourly rate, regular rate and overtime rate violates the FLSA. The firefighters claim that the city pays them a salary, but has been making a mistake when converting their salary to an hourly rate.

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