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Three Houston Firefighters Terminated for Racial Notation in Report
3 Houston firefighters have been terminated over a racial slur that appeared in an incident report submitted last March, 2010. The discipline has prompted an angry response from the firefighter’s union...
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Georgia Firefighter Terminated For Cellphone Video of Dead Woman
The Spalding County, Georgia firefighter who took and forwarded a brief video clip of a dead woman at an accident scene on July 17, 2010, has been terminated. Here's the news coverage of the...
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Terminated West Virginia Firefighter Reinstated – But Concerns Continue
A strange case out of West Virginia seems to be coming somewhat back down to earth. Firefighter AJ Shinn, 34, of the Nitro Fire Department was accused of being 2 minutes late for work on April 14,...
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Four Disciplined in NC For Sexual Misconduct
Two North Carolina firefighters have been terminated and two others disciplined in the wake of an investigation into sexual misconduct. The discipline comes a year after three other employees were...
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Maryland Medic Loses Wrongful Termination Suit
A Maryland paramedic has lost his bid to have his termination overturned. Norris Phillip Donohoe Jr. was terminated from his employment for the Town of Berlin last year following allegations by two...
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Texas Firefighter Fired Again
A Texas firefighter who was fired in 2010 has managed to have himself fired again. McAllen firefighter Robert Vargas reportedly used a sick day earlier this year in order to work as a substitute...
View ArticleDiabetic Firefighter’s Case Survives Motion to Dismiss
The case of Syracuse firefighter John Williams who was terminated because of a diabetic condition, is headed to an appellate court. Williams was terminated after a series of incidents of...
View ArticleFirefighter Sues Police Over Motorcycle Gang Allegation that Led to Termination
A California firefighter who was fired last year following a police report that he was involved in "gang activity" as a member of a motorcycle gang, has filed suit against two law enforcement agencies...
View ArticleChambersburg Battle Ends in Settlement
The three year battle between the Greater Chambersburg Area Paid Fire Fighters IAFF Local 1813 and the Borough of Chambersburg has finally been resolved with word of an agreement that reinstates a...
View ArticleFired Texas Cadets Seek Reinstatement
In August, the San Antonio Fire Department took disciplinary action against six cadets for allegedly drinking during a lunch break. Four of the cadets resigned and two were fired. Two of the six cadets...
View ArticleShreveport Firefighter’s Termination for Domestic Violence Upheld
A Shreveport firefighter who was disciplined for an act of violence against a woman in front of a fire station in January 2015, and then terminated following a second incident with a different woman in...
View ArticleFire Law Survey Results
Thank you to all who took the time to respond to our initial Fire Law Survey. The following results are preliminary, based on just over 400 responses. I will leave the survey open for another few days,...
View ArticleUse of Racial Slur Warrants Termination of Boston Jake
The Massachusetts Civil Service Commission has upheld the termination of a Boston firefighter for his use of the N-word in the firehouse while off-duty. Gregory R. LaVallee, a 14-year veteran of the...
View ArticleAltercation Between Two Florida Firefighters Leads to Terminations and Demotion
Osceola County Fire Rescue & EMS has fired two firefighters and demoted a third over an on-duty altercation that occurred at an incident scene last October. The altercation between firefighters...
View ArticleBurning Question on At Will Employees and the Need for Just Cause
Today’s burning question: Several of my chief officers persist in asking why we can’t simply fire firefighters who are at-will employees. I have attempted to explain that termination without some basis...
View ArticleFired South Carolina Fire Chief Sues Mayor for Defamation
A former South Carolina fire chief who was terminated in 2020 has filed a defamation suit against the mayor who fired him. Mark Redd was the fire chief in Wagener. He was terminated by Mayor Michael...
View ArticleFire Law Roundup for January 16, 2023
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for January 16, 2023, Brad and Curt discuss a decision by the Supreme Court of Washington that the public duty doctrine, only applies to statutorily created duties,...
View ArticleFire Law Roundup for May 1, 2023
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for May 1, 2023, Brad and Curt discuss a suit brought by a woman who was injured by a fire hose being dragged by a Dallas fire truck; a suit by the former fire chief...
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