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In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for February 10, 2025, Brad and Curt discuss a jury verdict awarding a former Nashville fire captain $1.8 million; the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a Washington firefighter alleging race discrimination; a ...

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A New Jersey firefighter is facing criminal hate crime charges following a noose-related incident in the Bloomfield Fire Department. Walter Coffee is facing charges of harassment with intent to intimidate on account of race or color.

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Four Pompano Beach fire recruits are off the job following an investigation into a noose found draped over the seat of the academy’s only black recruit. The incident occurred at the Pompano Beach Fire Training Center on the recruits' last day of training, June 7, 2017, but was not immediately reported.

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