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Ga. Firefighter Who Sent Offensive Tweet Apologizes

The Augusta firefighter who sent a controversial Tweet about a Latino boy singing the national anthem says he's not a racist and apologized for the comment.

News • June 15th, 2013

Boston Firefighters Union to Check Out NYC 911 System

Wary of NYC's reported problems with it's 911 system, Boston firefighters are sending their own fact-finding team to check it out before it's install this fall.

News • June 14th, 2013

Mass. Mayor Says Fire Department Morale Is Up

Haverhill officials say sick leave abuse is no longer the problem in the fire department that it has been in prior years.

News • June 14th, 2013

Ky. Firefighter Fired for Pattern of Misbehavior

Among the charges against Ashland engineer Jeff Crews included misuse of sick leave, making Facebook comments critical of the fire chief and making spurious allegations in the department's logbook.

News • June 14th, 2013

Ga. Firefighter's Tweet Draws National Attention, Controversy

An Augusta firefighter questioned the citizenship of a young girl who was singing the national anthem at the NBA finals, saying she looked like an 'illegal immigrant.'

News • June 13th, 2013

Ind. Legislation Allows FDs Purchasing Flexibility

Fire districts may purchase firefighting equipment with an installment conditional sale or mortgage contract of no more than 15 years, instead of the former six year time span.

News • June 8th, 2013

Maine City May End Fire Dept. Ambulance Contract

City officials in Hallowell are thinking they can save money by contracting with a private ambulance service rather than using Augusta Fire Department for medical calls.

News • June 7th, 2013

'Disgraced' Calif. Firefighter in Bar Fight Rehired

A San Luis Obispo fire engineer and paramedic, who is accused of fighting with another man and causing 17 facial fractures has been rehired despite objections.

News • June 7th, 2013

Massachusetts Community Restructures Fire Dept.

The Truro board of selectmen plan to appoint a new advisory committee of citizen who will determine the future of the department and its leadership.

News • June 7th, 2013

Discrepancies in N.J. Firefighter Pay Account Probed

Galloway Township officials say fire departments have allegedly misreported how long they have served in an attempt to get more stipend pay.

News • June 7th, 2013

Fla. Firefighter Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

A firefighter with Monroe County says his superiors would call him 'MoJo' and 'Oye,' which are slang terms for Hispanic people and was ultimately fired because of race.

News • June 7th, 2013

Ex-Fire Marshal Accused of Inappropriate Photos in N.C. Station

Timothy Scott Swaim is accused of taking nude pictures of a 15-year-old girl at the Kernersville Fire Department in and on one of the fire trucks.

News • June 1st, 2013

Fla. Firefighter Terminated for Theft of Equipment

Hernando County Firefighter Bradford Kufner was arrested after stealing a saw and trying to sell it to a pawn broker.

News • June 1st, 2013

N.Y. City Faulted in Code Enforcement Hiring

A state arbitrator says the city of Albany violated its firefighters' union contract when it hired without negotiations civilian code enforcement officers last year.

News • May 31st, 2013

Plan Calls For Miss. Volunteers to Pick Up Slack

Natchez officials are planning to shift some call volume in Adams County to volunteers because of budget constraints.

News • May 26th, 2013

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