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NY Chief Challenges Removal

The fire chief of the Wading River Fire District who was removed by the district’s Board of Fire Commissioners last November, has filed suit alleging a violation of his statutory and constitutional due process rights. Fire Chief Kevin Berg was initially suspended and then removed as fire chief, all without notice of the reason for these actions, or an opportunity to respond.

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Arkansas Fire Suit Headed for Trial

A lawsuit filed by property owners whose building in Nashville, Arkansas was demolished in 2010 after fire destroyed a neighboring building will finally be making its way to trial. Carl and Justin Johnson, who owned “Collectible Corner”, filed suit back in 2011 claiming city and fire department officials were responsible for the unnecessary destruction of their building.

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