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Factors include growing tax bases that allow for full-time positions and more intense training requirements [...]
The two suspects were wearing PPE and claimed to work for a nonexistent fire department in Oregon, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said [...]
Gov. Gavin Newsom rolled out a new website to debunk everything from whether budgetary cuts or protections for a fish impacted firefighting [...]
In a time of online connectivity, personal stories from the California wildfires become part of the fundraising efforts [...]
Firefighter Jeffrey Fiala had been with the department for a year and a half when he was killed during an apartment fire [...]
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for January 20, 2025, Brad and Curt discuss a whistleblower suit brought by a terminated LAFD chief; a suit by a New Mexico firefighter alleging discrimination and whistleblower retaliation; a Virginia court holding that the widow of a deceased firefighter is not entitled to workers comp death benefits; [...]
A former high-ranking civilian employee of the Los Angeles City Fire Department has filed suit claiming she was retaliated against and ultimately terminated for reporting misconduct by the department’s two highest-ranking chiefs. Jenny Park served the LAFD in a position known as Fire Administrator. [...]
A Bridgeport, Connecticut man is threatening to file suit against firefighters because they opened the glove box in his car in the aftermath of a vehicle accident. Tony Barr contends that firefighters violated his constitutional rights following the accident last weekend. [...]
The widow of a Norfolk Fire Department captain who died in 2019, has lost her appeal to the Virginia Court of Appeals to have his death treated as a compensable occupational disease. Norma Hughes appealed the ruling of the Virginia Workers' Comp Commission concluding that the medical evidence did not establish that Captain David Hughes died of lung cancer. [...]
A former fire chief is facing criminal charges for having forged his credentials to operate the fire department’s drone. Michael J. Leonelli was arrested by New York State Police following an investigation that included the FAA and the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Transportation. [...]
A fire was confirmed at the Vistra Power Plant in Moss Landing on Thursday, forcing evacuations and closing roads in the area. The fire was reported shortly after 3 p.m. The building was evacuated when the fire started. All Vistra employees, law and fire personnel are safe, per the County of Monterey. Firefighters are not […] The post VIDEOS: Evacuation orders remain in effect due to California battery plant fire appeared first on DailyDispatch.com. [...]
VIDEO: A firefighter with the Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department was “severely injured” Monday morning after being hit by the coupling on a fire hose while battling a fire at a Subway sandwich shop. According to a Facebook post by the KCK Professional Firefighters Association, crews were working on a fire at a Subway near […] The post Kansas firefighter ‘severely injured’ by coupling after driver runs over hose appeared first on DailyDispatch.com. [...]
VIDEO: Thieves have been breaking into the vehicles of first responders at fire stations along the Interstate 95 corridor stretching from Fredericksburg to Petersburg, according to police. Dozens of vehicles have been vandalized, leading to costly repairs and theft of personal items over the past few weeks, as Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett earlier […] The post Thieves target first responders along I-95 corridor in Virginia: ‘When one of us gets attacked, we all feel it’ appeared first on DailyDispatch.com. [...]
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Fires are continuing to burn in Southern California, but landslides and other weather-related threats are already a concern long before the wildfires subside. While the end to the fire danger is not yet in sight, the hazards that will remain in its wake will be severe, especially due to the urban nature of many […] The post Landslides are among the hazards emerging as Los Angeles-area wildfires scar terrain appeared first on DailyDispatch.com. [...]
VIDEO: A 1973 brush truck is now on the market in Stockton. The Stockton Volunteer Fire Company is accepting sealed bids until January 31st. All the bells and whistles, both figuratively and literally, are still attached. The sirens and lights work, as does the engine, making the decades-old truck a rather unique item that anybody […] The post A Piece of Firefighting History is for Sale in Maryland appeared first on DailyDispatch.com. [...]