Tag Archives: fire law

An unfortunate decision by the fire chief of Tarpon Springs, Florida, to respond to a fire after attending a social function has landed him in hot water with his bosses. Chief Stephen Moreno was placed on administrative leave after he ...

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Ronald Grogan, Fire Chief of Eunice City along with four other firefighters have been charged with various offenses related to the theft of a radar detector from a vehicle that was involved in an accident on December 4, 2009. The ...

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Four DeKalb County firefighters are on paid administrative leave following a fatal fire Monday. Questions are being asked about why crews did not find the fire when first called to the scene shortly after 1:00am, and returned several houses later ...

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A “lemon law” for emergency vehicles. When I first saw the headline, my reaction was: why didn’t I think of that? The concept of a lemon law for emergency vehicles is now a reality in New Jersey, believed to be ...

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Ron Saathoff, the president of the San Diego firefighters union has sued the city of San Diego, asking it to honor his retirement benefits that were canceled two years ago after an investigation by the IRS concluded that it violated ...

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Another firefighter has been charged with arson, this time a paid-on-call firefighter in Presque Isle, Maine. He is accused of setting a fire at Northeast Packaging Co., where he was also employed. The fire last Friday, November 13th, 2009, destroyed the ...

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A new twist arose this week in the ongoing controversy between the Chopmist Hill Volunteer Fire Department and the Town of Scituate, RI. The lawyer for the town's insurer, Marc DeSisto, has asked that the case be removed from State Superior ...

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If you read the newspapers across the country, you cannot help but notice that sexual harassment suits against fire departments seem to be running rampant. If you talk to male firefighters in many departments, they are quick to blame the ...

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The Iowa American Water Company is being sued by two couples who lost their homes to a September 2, 2007 fire. According to the suit, “the Bettendorf Fire Department was unable to open the cap on the nearest fire hydrant", ...

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Change is a funny thing. We often hear people self-righteously calling for change they believe is needed. Today, much of the change in the fire service is focused on firefighter safety, safe staffing levels, adequate equipment and PPE, training, and ...

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It seems like hardly a day goes by without some new headline reminding us that fire and emergency responders are involved in a dangerous profession that frequently leads to some sort of legal activity. This blog will provide a place ...

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