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Statter911 just broke the story about Miami-Dade fire captain Brian Beckmann’s demotion to firefighter, and the requirement that he undergo a psychological examination and take diversity training. Captain Beckmann created a furor after he posted comments on his personal Facebook ...

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Just a month after a Miami-Dade firefighter created a racially charged controversy with statements posted to his personal Facebook page, a second Florida firefighter finds himself under the microscope for comments he made about the citizens he serves. Eric Johnson ...

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Facebook 'Likes' not protected as free speech, judge rules (via FCW) U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson issued the ruling in a case brought by six civilian employees of the Hampton, Va., sheriff’s department. One of the plaintiffs, Daniel Ray Carter, ...

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Today’s burning question: I am an elected official and my son is an IAFF firefighter who serves in the community that I represent. Can I get in trouble if I am involved in negotiations, or I vote to approve an ...

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The fallout over the Facebook comments by Miami-Dade Captain Brian Beckmann on the Trayvon Martin shooting case continue to keep folks in Florida and beyond on edge. Captain Beckmann’s commentary on “urban youth” and “ignorant, pathetic” parents reignited the simmering controversy that ...

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The Memphis Fire Department is launching an investigation into comments that a firefighter and union representative made on Facebook earlier this year. Robert Kramer stepped down from Local 1784’s  Executive Board and issued apologizes for the comments. Kramer, who was ...

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Three Florida firefighters were disciplined for taking an ambulance to a house party last May, according to a report issued last week. They were caught after photos from the party appeared on another firefighter’s Facebook page. Three Spring Hill Fire ...

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An EMS lieutenant is in hot water with FDNY over a photo he posted on his Facebook page. Lt. Michael Palleschi, a 12-year veteran, apparently found a patient’s chief complaint so amusing, that he photographed the on-board mobile data terminal ...

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Colleton County, South Carolina paramedic and firefighter Jason Brown was fired earlier this month because of a video he posted on Facebook. Brown’s situation is similar to an increasing number of disciplinary actions being taken against firefighters for social networking. ...

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