Tag Archives: Newark Fire Department

The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court has ruled that the City of Newark must comply with an arbitrator’s ruling requiring the city to continue military leave benefits to deployed firefighters. That ruling essentially restores the city’s past practice that was put in place after 9-11.

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A Newark firefighter who was terminated in 2016 after falling asleep in a firehouse kitchen, missing a run, and testing positive for drugs and alcohol, has lost his appeal to the Appellate Division of the NJ Superior Court. Antonio Cruz had asked the court to overturn a decision by the NJ Civil Service Commission

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A 23 year old woman is claiming that she was sexually assaulted inside a Newark, New Jersey fire station last weekend. The unidentified woman claims she met firefighters at a concert and accompanied them back to the station on Congress Street where she was offered vodka before the assault took place.

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