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Fire Service Descends on D.C. For CFSI Events

Kicking off CFSI was Lou Amabili, who helped write “America Burning.” The event concludes with a dinner Thursday with Vice President Biden in attendance.

News • May 8th, 2013

Fla. Dept. Caught in Firestorm of Racial Accusations

An East Lake fire lieutenant was demoted for allegedly making a Nazi salute and he's accusing a firefighter of calling him a 'dirty Mexican' as racial tension mount.

News • May 8th, 2013

L.A. City Council Reverses Fire Dept. Staffing Shift

Los Angeles officials have appropriated $1.6M to reverse a controversial staffing plan that removed firefighters from engines to work on ambulances.

News • May 8th, 2013

Two N.J. Men Charged With Running 9/11 Scam

Two New Jersey men have been charged in connection with running a 9/11 memorial scam allegedly by collecting donations and selling Tee-shirts from the back of a pickup truck.

News • May 8th, 2013

Ariz. Firefighter Gets $125K in Sexual Harassment Suit

A Tucson firefighter/medic has been awarded $125,000 to settle a sexual harassment claim that alleged he was 'physically and sexually assaulted... multiple times by a captain.

News • May 8th, 2013

Fla. Fire Dept. Settles Firefighter's Claim For $39K

Parker City Council has awarded a former firefighter $39,235 to settle a suit that alleged the city retaliated against him for defending a fellow firefighter in 2009.

News • May 8th, 2013

Fla. Medic Accused of 'Pain & Gain' Role Gets Jail Time

A former Coral Springs firefighter/paramedic was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday for being an armed escort for a man he thought was dealing drugs.

News • May 8th, 2013

Tiny Calif. Department Says 'No' to Take Over Proposal

San Diego County Fire Authority wants to take over the volunteer department in Julian, but residents say 'no way.'

News • May 6th, 2013

Women Who Failed Chicago Exam Allowed to Reapply

The women passed the written test in 2006 but were denied jobs because they failed the department's physical abilities test.

News • May 5th, 2013

Fla. Lawmakers Debate Female Firefighters' Weight

When the Florida legislators considered firefighter fitness rules, a couple of reps got into a dust up over a comment that women had a higher body mass index than men.

News • May 3rd, 2013

N.M. Union Objects to Reassignment of Medics

Albuquerque's firefighters' union says pulling medics off the city's rescue vehicles will dilute ALS responses, not enhance them as city officials suggest.

News • May 1st, 2013

Suits Settled in Fatal W.Va. Fire Truck Crash

Settlements in two lawsuits tied to the deaths of two Rocky Mount firefighters, killed in a fatal fire truck crash in July 2010 have been reached. One legal action remains.

News • May 1st, 2013

S.C. Firefighters to Receive Retroactive Pay Raises

Columbia City Councilors authorized a 3.3 percent pay raise for firefighters retroactive to January 1. That amount is in addition to the two percent across-the-board raise previously approved.

News • May 1st, 2013

Calif. Grand Jury Recommends Fire Dept. Consolidation

It may be time for Solano County to consolidate rural fire services due to budget constraints, a grand jury report released this week recommends.

News • April 28th, 2013

Error Could Mean Light Sentence For Detroit Arsonist

An arsonist accused of starting a fire that hurt six Detroit firefighters could get a lighter sentence because of an error by prosecutors.

News • April 25th, 2013

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