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Pennsylvania FD Settles Sex Discrimination Suit for $365,000
The City of Washington, Pennsylvania has settled a controversial sex discrimination suit brought by the city’s first female firefighter. Victoria…
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DNA Transfer by EMS Personnel Leads to Wrongful Arrest
An innocent man sat in a Southern California jail for five months because EMS personnel who transported him to the…
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Staffing Now At Center Of Columbus Georgia Criminal Probe
Additional details are emerging about the police investigation of the Columbus Fire & EMS that we posted about last week.…
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Georgia Fire Department Is The Focus Of A Major Investigation
Investigation is related to a fire in a daycare center that killed a one year old child.
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Fatal Chicago High Rise Fire Prompts Early Court Action
The estate of a man killed in a high rise fire in Chicago last Tuesday, has filed a petition in…
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Florida Firefighter Facing Extortion Charges
A Florida firefighter is in jail, charged with extortion and related offenses following his threat to release the contents of…
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Father of Children Lost in Connecticut Fire Accuses City of Destroying Evidence
Today’s Burning Question: We are at the scene of a fatal fire that claimed the lives of five people. The…
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NFPA 1710 Staffing and Legal Mandates
Today’s burning question: Are there any Federal laws or requirements that mandate that fire departments comply with or meet NFPA…
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Joints in Tennessee Station Trigger Drugs Tests and Suspensions
Two Murfreesboro, Tennessee firefighters have been suspended following the discovery of two joints in Station 3 on March 11, 2012. Firefighter…
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City to Appeal Reinstatement Order of Medic who Flushed Drugs
An Ohio firefighter paramedic who was terminated for taking illegal drugs from an incident scene and later destroying them in…
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Ohio Fatal Accident Case Raises Some Important Policy Questions
There is a case pending before the Ohio Supreme Court that raises some important considerations for fire departments, and in…
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Seizing Evidence at a CO Incident
Does the fire department have the authority by law, to seize the generator as part of the investigation?
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Text Messaging and Public Records Laws
Today’s burning question: Our union attended a city council meeting, and during the course of the meeting we observed one…
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SC Paramedic Charged in Pot Coverup
A South Carolina paramedic who has been under investigation for the past week, was arrested and charged today for her…
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