Tulsa Settles Fire Department Hiring Discrimination Suit for $35k
The Tulsa City Council voted Thursday afternoon to settle a sex discrimination suit brought against the city and Fire Chief Ray Driscoll that claimed the chief took a photo of a fire department applicant in order to compare it to ...
Read More »First Amendment, Tattoo Policies and Religion
Today’s burning question: In your July 2, 2015, post on the legality of a no-show tattoo policy, you included a quote that “A police officer’s uniform is not a forum for fostering public discourse or expressing one’s personal beliefs.” Would this interpretation prevent police officers, firefighters and EMS personnel from proselytizing while in uniform?
Read More »Insider Theft – Our Achilles Heel
A New Hampshire news outlet is doing an in depth analysis of the theft of over $200,000 by a local fire chief. The first of two articles was published this week by Seacoastonline.com looking into the theft by former Farmington fire chief Richard Fowler. Fowler is now serving 3 to 6 years in prison and has been ordered to pay restitution of $216,109.
Read More »Paterson Settles Equal Pay Dispute
The City of Paterson, New Jersey has settled the claims of three civilian fire inspectors who alleged the fact their compensation was less that uniformed fire inspectors violated state and federal law. James DiMaria, Samuel Gaita, and Michael Poventud accused the city of violating the New Jersey Wage Payment Act and the federal Employee Retirement Income Securities Act of 1974.
Read More »Asiana Airlines Crash Suit Against SFFD Dismissed
The wrongful death suit against the San Francisco Fire Department arising out of the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in July, 2013, has been dismissed. The parents of 16 year old Ye Meng Yuan filed the suit last year. Yuan was allegedly written off as dead as SFFD began foam operations. The suit claimed that her body was struck by two San Francisco Fire Department vehicles.
Read More »Patterson Settles Retaliation Suit With Dispatcher For $80k
A New Jersey dispatcher who sued the Patterson Fire Department in federal court over harassment he sustained after reporting misconduct by two firefighters has received an $80,000 settlement. Robert Connizzo claimed that co-workers harassed, assaulted, and retaliated against him for informing superior officers about a conversation he overheard on a recorded line.
Read More »Jury Awards Indiana Medic $233,500 for Disability Discrimination
A fire department paramedic who was terminated after experiencing four diabetic low-blood sugar episodes at work over a two-year period, has prevailed on a disability discrimination suit in US District Court in Indianapolis. Kristine Rednour worked for the Wayne Township Fire Department as a paramedic from 2009 to 2011
Read More »Fox News Questions New FDNY Investigation into GoFundMe Campaign
Fox News is questioning why FDNY is investigating a firefighter who started a fundraising effort to help a suspended deputy chief. Deputy Chief Paul Mannix was suspended recently for 50-days without pay for his involvement in leaks about unqualified minority firefighters reportedly getting special treatment.
Read More »Suspended Hartford Deputy Chief Files Suit
A deputy chief from Hartford, Connecticut who was suspended for 30 days without pay last week, has filed suit against his fire chief, two other ranking officers, and the mayor alleging violations of his right to free speech. Deputy Chief Daniel Nolan filed suit today in Connecticut Superior Court naming Fire Chief Carlos Huertas, Interim Assistant Chief Scott Brady, Fire Marshal Roger Martin, Mayor Pedro Segarra.
Read More »California Apparatus Collision Results in $15 Million Settlement
A 53-year-old California man who was severely injured when two fire trucks collided as he was waiting to cross the street, has agreed to settle his claims for $15 million. Kenneth Thai was waiting to cross the street on April 16, 2014 when a ladder truck from the Alhambra Fire Department collided with an engine from the Monterey Park Fire Department, causing the engine to strike Thai and continue into a restaurant.
Read More »Indiana Sues Former Chief To Recover Missing Funds
The state of Indiana filed suit today against a former fire chief who is accused of embezzling nearly $60,000. Indiana attorney general Greg Zoeller’s office filed suit against former Speedway fire chief Mark Watson seeking to recover the taxpayers' money.
Read More »Michigan Chief Sues for Wrongful Termination
A Michigan fire chief who was wrongly accused of criminal misconduct and terminated, has filed suit against a township alleging defamation, malicious prosecution, and retaliation for testifying in an earlier case. Marquette Township fire chief Bob Sims was suspended last December and terminated in February, 2015.
Read More »Albuquerque Fire Investigating Why Dispatcher Hung Up on Caller
The Albuquerque Fire Department is investigating a firefighter who allegedly hung-up on a frantic 911 caller because the caller swore at him while CPR instructions were being given. Albuquerque firefighter Matthew Sanchez was working in the dispatch center when a caller reported that Jaydon Chavez-Silver, a 17 year old high school student, had been shot.
Read More »South African Mother Blames Striking Firefighters For Deaths of Her Sons
The mother of two children killed in a fire in South Africa last week is blaming the deaths on striking firefighters. Susan Mziyizani claims the refusal of firefighters to respond to a fire in Orange Farm led to a nearly two hour delay and the deaths of her two sons.
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