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Georgia Firefighter’s Sexual Harassment Suit Removed to Federal Court

A sexual harassment lawsuit filed last year in Superior Court for Macon County, Georgia by a volunteer firefighter, has been removed to federal court. Ondrea Zink filed suit against the City of Montezuma, Fire Chief Matthew Moye, and Mayor Larry Smith

Illinois Judge Orders Sanctions Against Fire Department in Sexual Harassment Case

An Illinois judge has agreed to issue sanctions against a fire department for failing to preserve digital evidence in a sexual harassment case. The case dates back to 2012 when Country Club Hills firefighter Dena Lewis-Bystrzycki filed suit against the department, fire chief Joseph Ellington and firefighter Carl Pycz.

Colorado Firefighter Files Sexual Harassment Suit

The Colorado River Fire Rescue is facing a sexual harassment suit by a female firefighter who claims she was harassed virtually her entire ten-year career. Jennifer Taylor filed suit last week in US District Court for the District of Colorado naming the Colorado River Fire Rescue as the defendant.

Explorer Program Sex Scandal Leads to Departure of MI Chief and Deputy Chief

A fire chief has retired and a deputy chief was terminated in the aftermath of a sex scandal in the Cascade Township FD that led to criminal charges against two other firefighters. Fire Chief John Sigg retired and Deputy Fire Chief John Shipley was terminated following a review into the department’s Explorer program.

Albuquerque Firefighter Awarded $180K for Sexual Harassment

A New Mexico jury has awarded an Albuquerque firefighter $183,550 for sexual harassment. Adele Parker Ortega filed suit in 2013 claiming that co-workers spied on her in the shower, hid sex toys in her bunk, stole her underwear, watched pornography at fire stations, and made inappropriate sexual jokes at her expense

Miami Dade Firefighter Faces Child Porn Charges

A Miami Dade firefighter who has been under investigation since last December has been charged with sharing child pornography via Twitter. Gabriel Diaz, 38, a seventeen year veteran assigned to Public Education Unit, was arrested Thursday and remains in custody ...

Insurer Sues Kentucky Fire Company Treasurer for Theft

The former treasurer of a Kentucky volunteer fire company who is already facing embezzlement charges is now being sued by the fire company’s insurer in an effort to recover the stolen funds. Last year Terry Triplett, an assistant chief and ...

YCMTSU New Jersey Secretary Claims Officer Made Death Threat

A fire district secretary in New Jersey has filed suit against the district, a volunteer fire company, a former commissioner, a current commissioner and a deputy chief alleging she has been sexually harassed and had her life threatened, all because ...