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It’s being referred to as a “culture of shame” and while it is Australia, its not all that different from what we are seeing in some fire departments here in the US. The Queensland Fire & Emergency Services is reeling following the release of an 80-page report on the status of women in their organization...

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A Houston fire captain who was upset about his truck being broken into is in hot water over a Facebook rant that threatened Hispanic teenagers in his neighborhood.

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Its been another of those busy days on the fire law news front. In Buffalo 193 firefighters filed 20 suits over siren-related hearing loss, in Florida a lieutenant resigned over an allegation he had sex on duty, and in Kentucky a paramedic fired over a Facebook post filed suit claiming a First Amendment violation.

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A Queensland, Australia firefighter is facing criminal charges over a Facebook scandal involving a “straw poll” where firefighters rated which female coworkers would be best in bed...

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A Houston firefighter has been placed on administrative duties as the department investigates offensive anti-Islamic posts on his personal Facebook page. The unidentified firefighter allegedly made the posts last month drawing the attention of KTRK TV Channel 13, who in turn brought them to the attention of the fire department.

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Firefighters in Queensland, Australia are under investigation for creating a Facebook “poll” to rate which of their female colleagues would be best in bed. According to The Courier-Mail, several female firefighters who were targets of the poll have been transferred and an outside investigation is now underway.

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A Kentucky firefighter who complained about racially offensive Facebook postings has filed suit in state court claiming his chief and other fire department officials have created a hostile work environment by tolerating such statements. Michael Williams, a firefighter with the ...

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A Connecticut firefighter who posted comments about killing pit bulls on Facebook has been demoted and is now facing organized petition drives calling for his termination. Richard Prince was the deputy fire marshal in the Torrington Fire Department. He posted ...

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A Texas fire captain has been terminated over a Facebook post he made that depicted President Obama with a noose around his neck. Captain Alfred Decker was fired today from the La Marque Fire Department. The image of President Obama ...

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A second federal court lawsuit has been filed over the firing of two members of Howard County Department of Fire & Rescue for their social media comments on gun control. Mark Grutzmacher, a volunteer firefighter with Howard County, filed suit ...

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A Maryland battalion chief who was terminated earlier this year for posts he made on Facebook has filed suit claiming his punishment violated his First Amendment rights. Howard County BC Kevin Buker was fired on March 6, 2013 over certain ...

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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has handed down an important First Amendment ruling involving social media – in a law enforcement case out of Hampton, Virginia. The case, Bland et al v. Roberts, originally produced headlines that had ...

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A paramedic for Monmouth-Ocean Hospital Service Corp. (MONOC) has lost a federal court lawsuit that alleged her employer illegally accessed and used a Facebook post to discipline her. Deborah Ehling worked for MONOC since 2004. In June, 2009, in the ...

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Five DC firefighters are in hot water over some controversial comments they posted on Facebook. The controversy began when a firefighter posted a photo of a DC police officer who had just issued the firefighter a traffic ticket. Along with ...

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