Tag Archives: Orange County Fire Authority

Two California dispatchers who were terminated last year, have filed suit accusing the Orange County Fire Authority, a deputy chief and the dispatch center manager of unlawfully retaliating against them for raising legitimate concerns. Fire Communication Supervisor Megan Soman claims she was terminated after expressing her dissatisfaction with the termination of one of her subordinates, Travis Fader.

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The Supreme Court of California has handed down an important decision interpreting the Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Act in regards to a firefighter’s right to know about negative comments entered into his personnel file. The case was brought by an Orange County firefighter who claimed that his captain had been keeping daily notes his performance in violation of a provision in the FPBOR Act.

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Today’s burning question No. 1: I am a firefighter in California and my officer hates me. No matter what I do, I can't win. I think he has been submitting negative things to my personnel file. Do I have any ...

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The Orange County Fire Authority is seeking to recoup part of the costs of rescuing two teens from the mountains of Trabuco Canyon earlier this year through a victim’s rights law. Nic Cendoya, 19, and Kyndall Jack, 18, became lost ...

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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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