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Fire Law Roundup for January 30, 2023
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for January 30, 2023, Brad and Curt discuss a race discrimination lawsuit filed…
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St. Louis Settles Promotion Discrimination Suit
A lawsuit filed by 140 black St. Louis firefighters challenging the promotional test for captain and battalion chief has been…
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How Do We Deal With An Incompetent Probie
Today’s burning question: Is it legally acceptable for a chief officer to recommend that a probationary firefighter resign during a…
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Georgia Firefighter Suspected in Over 20 Arson Fires
A volunteer firefighter in Lafayette, Georgia has been arrested and charged with one count of arson. However, Marvin Chase, 32, is a…
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Suit Alleging Unnecessary Damage By Firefighters Dismissed
The owner of a historic building in the Borough of Glendon, Pennsylvania, has lost his suit against Glendon and the…
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Buffalo LODD Widow Sues Fire Department for Husband’s Death
In what seems to have become standard practice following a line of duty death, the widow of Buffalo Fire Lt.…
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Duty to Act
Fire Service Court Radio: Tennessee Subscription FD – Refusual to Respond
This week's Fire Service Court Radio discusses the recent decision by the City of South Fulton Fire Department – not to respond…
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Gambling Charges Brought against BC in South San Francisco
Last Friday, a South San Francisco Battalion Chief was charged with running a gambling operation while on duty. Chief James…
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Seattle Firefighter Under Investigation for Falsely Claiming a Disabling Injury
A Seattle firefighter’s $12.8 million judgment against the city as well as his pension may be in jeopardy as the…
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New Firefighter Residency Law Challenged
On June 25, 2010, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed a bill into law that eliminated the residency requirement for St.…
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Fresno Sex Discrimination Suit Settled
Michelle Maher’s sexual discrimination suit against the Frenso Fire Department has been settled. The single mom who claims she was…
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Alberta Babysitter is Both Hero and Defendant
A Canadian teenager who saved two children from a trailer fire in 2007, is now a defendant in a lawsuit…
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Halifax Fire Facing 18 Suits & $10 Million in Claims for 2009 Wildland Fire
A Canadian fire department is facing 18 separate lawsuits seeking a total of $10 million in damages arising out of a…
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