Second Edition of Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services
I am pleased to announce that the Second Edition of Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services has been published and is now available from your favorite book seller.
- All chapters have been updated to reflect the latest case law and statutory changes affecting firefighters, fire chiefs and fire departments
- Coverage of the hottest issues confronting the fire service, including new sections on:
- electronic monitoring in the workplace (GPS tracking, privacy of employee emails, computer searches
- firefighters taking digital pictures and videos on duty, and
- use of social networking (cases, disciplinary issues, and policy ideas)
- A brand new chapter on EMS law with expanded coverage of important issues including:
- consent, capacity, implied consent, informed consent and refusals AMA
- state medical confidentiality laws and HIPAA
- right of firefighters to obtain source patient health status following an exposure
- impact of advanced directives (DNR orders, living wills, durable powers of attorney)
- Updated cases including the New Haven reverse discrimination decision in Ricci v. DeStefano, and a summary
of the U.S. Supreme Court case, Lewis v. Chicago - Section numbers to facilitate easy navigation so you can quickly find the answers to your questions
- Expanded discussion of firefighter discipline and the application of Garrity and Weingarten Rights to a firefighter’s right to remain silent
The Second Edition meets the National Fire Academy’s FESHE course objectives for Legal Aspects of the Fire Service. An Instructor’s Guide, Powerpoint presentations for each chapter, and a comprehensive Exam Database are available to college instructors from Cengage and other retailers.
I will be doing a book signing at Firehouse Expo on Friday, July 22, 2011 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm, at the Firefighters Bookstore. Please stop by and say hello.
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I just completed the course Leagal Aspects at Columbia Southern University. It was a great course and opened my eyes to several ways to protect my office and the fire department from a number of legal matters. This is my first time on the blog. I am a fire marshal with my jurisdiction. Do you have many questions or topics that relate to the fire code or enforcement?