Tag Archives: Milwaukee Fire Department

In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for June 12, 2023, Brad and Curt discuss the settlement of two lawsuits filed by a firefighter who was severely burned while trying to effect a rescue; ruling in favor of the Milwaukee Fire Department in a suit brought by a terminated firefighter; an appellate ruling in Georgia that held an EMS unit was justified in...

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A lawsuit filed by a former Milwaukee firefighter over his termination has been dismissed by the US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The suit was brought by Michael S. Peden, who was terminated on June 17, 2020 for conduct that reportedly took place in 2017.

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The family of a woman who was shot over Thanksgiving weekend and initially declared dead by Milwaukee Fire Department paramedics, has taken the initial steps to file a civil claim with the city for wrongful death, according to WISN Channel 12. Tonie Phillips, 47, was left untreated at the scene of the shooting for nearly 30 minutes on November 28, 2015, until police heard her moaning under a sheet.

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The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has ruled that the City of Milwaukee must stand trial over its response to a gas leak in 2009 that resulted in a house explosion. The incident occurred on February 2, 2009 when firefighters were dispatched to the 2400 block of North 10th Street for a reported odor of natural gas...

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The Milwaukee Fire Department is moving forward with plans to terminate the five remaining firefighters involved with the Station 32 vandalism incident last September.

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There were several fire law cases this week that I missed covering that are really worth noting. Here are two of them: The first is a $95,000 citation by the Industrial Commission of Arizona against the Phoenix Fire Department arising ...

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