Tag Archives: hazing

The family of a Texas firefighter who died while undergoing advance training characterized as “a fraternity-style hazing ritual [intended] to sort out which firefighters were ‘tough’ enough” has filed a multi-million dollar wrongful death suit against those responsible for the ...

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Shreveport Fire Chief Ronald Craig Mulford has been indicted for failing to report allegations of the abuse of a mentally disabled man at the center of a hazing scandal that broke last year. In that scandal firefighters from Station 8 ...

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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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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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Four Shreveport firefighters who have been charged criminally with cruelty to the mentally impaired over the outrageous pranks they perpetrated on two firehouse regulars have been fired. KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana News Weather More on the story.

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The Baltimore County Fire Department is facing a lawsuit by a former recruit who describes herself as a “middle-aged woman”, and who claims she was illegally hazed, harassed, and forced to withdraw from the fire academy. Sharon Grant alleges that ...

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A bizarre male-on-male sexual harassment claim made by a paramedic against a captain in the Tucson Fire Department has resulted in a $125,000 settlement. Paramedic firefighter Cody Jenkins claims that he was physically assaulted and harassed three times by Captain ...

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A battalion chief with the Bradley County Fire Department has received a 2 day suspension for allegedly sexting a female co-worker while on duty. Battalion Chief Don Tankersley, who was promoted last December, will be prohibited from carrying a personal ...

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A year long investigation into a haircutting hazing incident in Orange County, California has concluded with the announcement that 13 firefighters have been disciplined. The story began in April of 2012 when a group of firefighter recruits in uniform went ...

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The Miami Beach Fire Department’s settlement with a black firefighter recruit who claims he was harassed by white co-workers moved one step closer to resolution last week with the release of an investigation report. Brian Gentles alleges that he was ...

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A rescue lieutenant from Providence has filed a 19 page lawsuit against the city of Providence and Providence Firefighters, IAFF Local 799 alleging sexual harassment and discrimination. Here is a copy of the suit. Franchina v Providence More on the ...

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Three firefighters and a fire captain have been suspended following an investigation into a rookie hazing incident in Garland Texas.

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The Paris, France Fire Brigade is reeling following the revelation that a recruit on the department’s elite gymnastics team had been sodomized and sexually assaulted by teammates. The incident allegedly occurred May 6, 2012 as the team was returning from ...

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It is an occurrence that has become all too familiar: a group of young firefighters set out with the intention of hazing a younger member, but in the end the hazers end up arrested. The latest occurrence was in Vermont ...

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