Ethics
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Time-Off for Union Officials Found To Violate Gift Clause in Arizona but Not Texas
Two recent state supreme court decisions have called into question whether certain types of time-off for union officials violates state…
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Suit Seeks to Stop Lockport Fire From Resuming EMS Transport
The City of Lockport has been sued by a group of four people seeking to block the resumption of ambulance…
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FDNY Implements New Anti-Nepotism Policy
FDNY has implemented a new anti-nepotism policy that has sparked some headlines over the past week. The policy, which states…
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Prosecutors Decline to Charge Cleveland Fire Chief
Cleveland.com is reporting that Cleveland Fire Chief Angelo Calvillo will not face criminal charges stemming from his collecting of signatures…
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Chief Demoted Over Off Duty Use Of City Vehicle
An Indiana fire chief has been demoted after a local taxpayer watchdog reported him for taking his city vehicle out…
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Fired Massachusetts Chief Sues Selectmen Alleging Termination Was Political
A Massachusetts fire chief who simultaneously served as a member of the town’s Board of Selectmen, is now suing the…
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Lawsuit Challenging EMS Contract in Tennessee is Dismissed
A lawsuit challenging the award of an EMS provider contract by a Tennessee county to MedicOne Medical Response has been…
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Former Alabama Fire Chief Charged
The former fire chief in Trussville, Alabama has been arrested and charged with 2 counts of first degree auto theft…
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Phoenix Fire Marshal Reassigned Following Investigation Into Conflicts Of Interest
Phoenix Fire Marshall Jack Ballentine has been permanently reassigned to the fire department's Homeland Security section following investigations into his…
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NAACP Leader Sues Fire Police Civil Service Board Over Facebook Post
A local NAACP leader in Louisiana has filed suit against the Lafayette Fire and Police Civil Service Board claiming that…
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Nebraska Suit Over Low Interest Loan to Ambulance Service Dismissed
A lawsuit to block a Nebraska city from providing a $350,000 low-interest loan to a new ambulance service owned by…
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Firefighter’s Marriage Violates Nepotism Policy
A firefighter in Columbus, Mississippi has been transferred out of the fire department because he married the niece of a…
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