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Fire Law Roundup for February 26, 2024
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for February 26, 2024, Brad and Curt discuss the termination of a Tampa…
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Judge Orders San Jose Fire Department to Release Records into Pink Poodle Strip Club Incident
A judge has ordered the San Jose Fire Department to turn over investigatory records from the Pink Poodle Strip Club…
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Fire Law Roundup for May 15, 2023
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for May 15, 2023, Brad and Curt discuss a suit seeking compensation for…
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NY Civil Liberties Union Sues FDNY To Release Disciplinary Records
The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed suit against FDNY alleging a violation of the state’s Freedom of Information…
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Michigan Policy Group Sues City Seeking Names of Firefighter High Earners
A public policy watchdog group has filed suit against City of Warren, Michigan seeking the names of firefighters who are…
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Burning Question on Retention of Fire Reports
Today’s Burning Question: We were cleaning out some of our office storage cabinets and found we have paper copies of…
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How Long to Maintain Training Records
Today’s burning question: Is there a recommended length of time an agency should keep training records such as class rosters?…
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Firefighter Seeks Public Records on Legal Costs of Privatization Battle
An Illinois firefighter has filed a public records suit in hopes of exposing how much local officials in a neighboring…
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California Supreme Court Rules on Public’s Access to Public Employees’ Personal Email and Text Messaging Accounts
The Supreme Court of California has handed down a long-awaited ruling on the applicability of the state’s public records law…
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AZ Firefighter Sues To Obtain Air To Ground Radio Recordings from Yarnell Hill Fire
A former Arizona firefighter is suing the United States Department of Agriculture to obtain recordings and transcripts of air-to-ground radio…
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Iowa City Files Public Records Suits Over Dispatch Center
A dispute in Iowa over a county dispatch center has led to two public records suits being filed by the…
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Fire Department Email Addresses Versus Email Forwarding
Today’s burning question: From a legal stand point would it be better to use an email forwarding system that sends…
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Newspaper Sues Ohio State Fire Marshal To Release LODD Fire Records
The Cincinnati Enquirer is suing the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office in an effort to obtain records related to a…
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