Fire Law Blog Fire Service and Public Safety Legal Issues Blog by Curt Varone
Once Again Too Many Fire Law Cases
We started this week with too many fire law stories to cover them all and that is exactly how we will end it!
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HIPAA Hysteria Averted Again in LA
The shutdown of LAFDs Twitter feed earlier today over concerns about possible HIPAA violations has been reversed and the Tweets have resumed. The HIPAA-based shutdown is the second in the past two years for LAFD, and topic has been covered ...
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LAFD Discipline Audit Critical of Alternative Process
The release of an internal audit of the Los Angeles City Fire Department’s alternative investigation process seems not only to have criticized the department, it appears to have totally confused many media outlets who are reporting that the audit faulted ...
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LAFD and Allegations of Attorney Misconduct
The Los Angeles City Fire Department is in the fire law headlines again, this time over an unusual legal issue: a misconduct complaint filed against city attorneys… by an attorney… who works for the city… although not technically a “city ...
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LAFD Station 63 At The Center of Another Controversy
LAFD Station 63 is in the news once again, this time for a semi-risqué video that includes a 21 year old hula hoop performer, Delila Santos, several on-duty firefighters, fire apparatus, and a fire pole. The video was published on ...
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Architect Facing Manslaughter for LAFD LODD
Today’s Burning Question: I was responsible for installing an outdoor fireplace at house in Hollywood that was going to be used in a television show and…. well… we took some shortcuts in how we built it. The biggest issue was ...
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LAFD Discipline Philosophy
One of the areas of my law practice that has been exceptionally busy over the past few years has been firefighter discipline. Many departments are experiencing unprecedented disciplinary issues – and while we can debate the various factors that are ...
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Firefighter Abuse Victim Receives Settlement from LAFD
A Los Angeles City firefighter has received a half-million dollar settlement following a sexual harassment complaint he filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Firefighter Anthony Almeida complained that he was continually harassed by fellow firefighters after they ...
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LAFD Fire Chief Apologizes for Inappropriate Photo and Disciplines Himself
The Los Angeles Fire Department has been in the news lately over the appearance of an apparatus in porn movies. Fire Chief Brian Cummings launched an investigation that resulted in no disciplinary actions after it was discovered that the porn movies ...
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LAFD Porn Video Investigation Over: No Charges
The Los Angeles City Fire Department has completed its investigation into the use of a LAFD engine company in a porn video, and the result is that no members will be disciplined. According to Fire Chief Brian Cummings, a city ...
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Los Angeles Fire Truck Stars in Porn Film
Los Angeles Fire Department officials are investigating how one of their fire trucks found its way into a porn movie. View more videos at: http://nbclosangeles.com. The department has launched an investigation into the matter. More on the story.
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