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  • Oregon Fire District Facing Another Lawsuit
    An Oregon fire district that experienced a YCMTSU problem resulting in two federal lawsuits in 2023, is back in the Fire Law news with the filing a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit by two former captains. The captains claim they were forced to resign after reporting what they considered to be violations of the law by the fire chief brought in to right the ship.
  • Fire Law Roundup for October 14, 2024
    In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for October 14, 2024, Brad and Curt discuss the settlement of a lawsuit arising out of an assault in California; a ruling that upheld a public utility decision citing a utility for not responding in a timely manner to a fire department request to terminate power at a...
  • California Fire District Settles Assault Claims for $965k
    A California firefighter who claimed he was assaulted by a fire captain and a firefighter at an off-duty fire department event has agreed to settle his suit for $965k. Michael Botill filed suit last year naming the Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County, Captain Dan Jordan and firefighter Forrest Gleitsman as defendants.

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29 CFR 1910.120 is the key OSHA regulation that aims to protect the safety and health of workers

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Firefighter Close Calls

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  • MEDIC DOWN-Age 27, Missouri (The Secret List)
    All, We regret to pass on the Line of Duty Death of Saint Charles County (Missouri) Ambulance District Paramedic Michael Clarke. When he did not respond to the ambulance when dispatched on a 911 call, his partner found him unresponsive in one of the station’s bedrooms. Paramedic Clarke’s partner and other paramedics immediately initiated CPR […]
  • LODD UPDATE: BALTIMORE FIRE THAT KILLED TWO FIREFIGHTERS RULED ACCIDENTIAL
    BALTIMORE — The fire that killed two firefighters in Northwest Baltimore has been ruled an accident, investigators say. In October 2023, firefighters battled a blaze in the 5200 block of Linden Heights Avenue. The fire spread to multiple rowhomes in the area. Firefighters Rodney Pitts III and Lt. Dillion Rinaldo were killed. Three other people […]
  • 5 HONG KONG FIREFIGHTERS INJURED WHEN VEHICLE STRIKES RIG
    Five Hong Kong firefighters were hurt on Friday after their vehicle was rear-ended by a goods truck when they went to assist at a traffic accident involving a car and a wild boar. The initial crash took place in Sai Kung at about 11.24am when a Kowloon-bound private car was travelling along Clear Water Bay […]

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