Firefighter News
- Firefighter hurt after responding to fire at Encino apartment building - FOX 11 Los AngelesFirefighter hurt after responding to fire at Encino apartment building FOX 11 Los Angeles
- An effort to honor a fallen firefighter is put on hold - WECTAn effort to honor a fallen firefighter is put on hold WECT
- Emmel, Templeton named CVFD Firefighters of the Year - Colorado County CitizenEmmel, Templeton named CVFD Firefighters of the Year Colorado County Citizen
Fire Law Blog
- NC Fire Department Sued for Death of Woman Run Over on Beach January 20, 2021The estate of a Virginia woman who died after being run over by a fire department pickup truck while lying on a North Carolina beach has filed suit against the fire department and the vehicle’s driver. Martha Mackey DeMontpellier died on September 14, 2019 after being struck by a Chevrolet Silverado belonging to the Chicamacomico […]
- Colorado Wrongful Termination Suit Settled January 19, 2021A wrongful termination lawsuit filed last June by a Colorado deputy chief has been settled. Deputy Chief Kevin Ratzmann sued the Los Pinos Fire Protection District alleging violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendments, retaliation, wrongful termination, breach of contract and promissory estoppel.
- Everett Firefighter Sues Alleging Race Discrimination January 18, 2021An Everett, Washington firefighter has filed suit alleging race discrimination and retaliation. Jason O. Anderson filed suit last week in US District Court for the Western District of Washington alleging one court of race discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and one count of retaliation.
