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Pennsylvania Court Affirms Orders Requiring Volunteer Fire Company to Turn Over Apparatus and Sanctions for Contempt
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has affirmed two trial-court orders in a dispute between Tobyhanna Township and the Tobyhanna Township Volunteer Fire Company concerning ownership and control of fire apparatus, equipment, and firehouses following the fire company’s decision to withdraw from official service in the township.
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2025 Annual Review
In this edition of Fire Law VLOG, we review the five most important cases of 2025, and the top five YCMTSU stories of 2025. Also discussed is a novel that will be released in 2026, titled The Judgment Line. Stay tuned for more details. Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, safe and productive New Year!!!
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California Deputy Fire Chief Files Disability Harassment Lawsuit
A deputy fire chief with the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District has filed suit alleging disability-based harassment, failure to investigate, and failure to prevent discrimination, all in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. The suit was filed by BC Ty Bailey against the district and unnamed defendants.
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Former Cambria Fire Chief Reaches $200,000 Settlement Following Termination
The former fire chief of Cambria has reached a $200,000 settlement with the Cambria Community Services District stemming from his 2023 termination. The settlement was unanimously approved Monday by the district’s five-member board.
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Texas Firefighters Sue City Over Rejected Collective Bargaining Ballot
A firefighters’ local in Conroe, Texas, has filed suit against the city after officials rejected a petition seeking to place collective bargaining on the ballot. Conroe Professional Firefighters, IAFF Local 2731, gathered 3,650 signatures in support of a ballot measure to allow a vote on granting firefighters collective bargaining rights.
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Fire Law Roundup for December 29, 2025
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for December 29, 2025, Brad and Curt discuss a ruling upholding a Kentucky city’s residence rule; a discrimination suit files by a Kansas City MO fire captain; a wrongful death suit filed against a Florida fire department for performing CPR on an 87-year-old woman with a pace-maker; a gender discrimination suit against DCFEMS by a female EMS lieutenant; and a suit in Australia filed by a municipal fire department against a union of the use of funds earmarked for firefighter income protection. Kentucky Supreme Court Upholds Paducah Firefighter Residency Requirement Kentucky Supreme Court…
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Kentucky Supreme Court Upholds Paducah Firefighter Residency Requirement
The Kentucky Supreme Court has concluded that a residency requirement imposed by the city of Paducah on its firefighters does not violate a state law prohibiting "emergency medical service first response provider" from having a residency requirement on its firefighters. The decision affirmed summary judgment in favor of the City of Paducah and upheld the city’s firefighter residency ordinance.
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Kansas City Fire Captain Sues City Alleging Race Discrimination, Retaliation Over Promotions and DEI Role
A Kansas City, Missouri, fire captain has filed suit against the city alleging race discrimination, associational discrimination, and retaliation under the Missouri Human Rights Act. The suit was filed in Jackson County Circuit Court and seeks damages and equitable relief.
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Wrongful Death and Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against City of Sunrise, Fire Chief, and Medical Providers
The family of an elderly woman who died in Sunrise, Florida in 2024 has filed suit against the local fire department and medical providers, alleging wrongful death, race discrimination and various civil rights violations.
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Female EMS Lieutenant Sues D.C. Fire Department and Union Over Promotional Practices
A female EMS lieutenant has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (DCFEMS) and IAFF Local 36 adopted a promotional system that effectively excludes women and EMS personnel from advancement to the rank of Captain.
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Australian Fire Department Sues Firefighters Union Over Income Protection Payments
Fire Rescue Victoria, the statutory authority responsible for career firefighting in the state of Victoria, Australia, has filed suit against the United Firefighters Union alleging that more than $1.6 million in taxpayer-funded payments were made to the UFU in connection with an income protection scheme for firefighters and then spent on purposes other than providing income protection benefits.
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Fire Law Roundup for December 22, 2025
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for December 22, 2025, Brad and Curt discuss another lawsuit brought against the nation’s largest fire apparatus manufacturers, accusing them of engaging in a long-running conspiracy to suppress production and inflate the prices of fire trucks sold in the United States; a lawsuit against the San Antonio Fire Department alleging disability discrimination, sex discrimination, and retaliation; a lawsuit against the Tillamook Fire District, alleging age discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, retaliation for protected medical leave, unpaid wages, destruction of personnel records, and related statutory violations; an appellate decision concluding that the New Orleans Fire Department…
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City of Ann Arbor Files Antitrust Class Action Against Fire Truck Manufacturers
The City of Ann Arbor, Michigan has joined a growing number of municipalities who have filed suit against the nation’s largest fire apparatus manufacturers, accusing them of engaging in a long-running conspiracy to suppress production and inflate the prices of fire trucks sold in the United States.
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San Antonio Firefighter Files Federal Lawsuit Alleging Disability Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, and Retaliation
A San Antonio firefighter and paramedic has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Fire Department (SAFD), alleging disability discrimination, sex discrimination, and retaliation arising out of her medical condition and the department’s response to a workers’ compensation claim.
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