Tag Archives: control of volunteer fire company

An embattled Kentucky fire department is in the news again, this time because it is suing its fire district because the district voided its service agreement and solicited bids for a new provider. The Southeast Bullitt Fire and Rescue Department has filed suit against the Southeast Bullitt Fire Protection District claiming the district improperly voided a contract with the department

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An ongoing dispute between a Florida fire district and a volunteer fire company has landed in court. The Key Largo Fire-EMS District has filed suit against the Key Largo Volunteer Fire Rescue Department. The nine-page complaint filed on July 3, ...

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A volunteer fire company in Maryland lost its lawsuit to overturn a county’s decision to withdraw recognition and funding. The Fairplay Volunteer Fire Co., now known as the Community Volunteer Fire Co. Inc. of District No. 12, filed suit last ...

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Today’s burning question: I am the chief of a volunteer fire company. The local council is not happy with me… it's a long and ugly story going back years. They just can’t seem to understand that they are part of ...

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A New Jersey volunteer fire company is challenging a town’s attempts to usurp its authority to appoint members, officers and its fire chief. The Newfield Volunteer Fire Company filed suit against the Borough of Newfield in New Jersey Superior Court ...

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