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Hawaii Firefighter Sues Over 2021 Burn Injuries
A volunteer firefighter with the Hawaii County Fire Department who was burned at a wildland fire in 2021, has filed…
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Eliminating Technical Rescue Services and Liability
Today’s burning question: If a department eliminates a technical rescue discipline due to liability concerns and a technical rescue incident…
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Detroit EMT Convicted of Wilful Neglect
Former Detroit Fire Department EMT Ann Marie Thomas was convicted of willful neglect charges for failing to respond to an…
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Connecticut Dispatcher Not Liable For $12 Million Verdict
The Connecticut Supreme Court handed down a ruling last week in a very interesting case involving a volunteer firefighter who…
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A Common Law Duty to Have an AED Available?
Here is a posting from fellow blogger Greg Slusser that he kindly agreed to share with Fire Law Blog. It…
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FDNY Dispatcher Cleared in Au Bon Pain Case
Another chapter has come to a close in one of the most controversial YCMTSU cases ever, but not before one…
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NY City EMTs – the Duty to Act
A recent incident in New York City once again raises the question of duty to act. Does an off-duty EMT…
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