Posts Tagged: Captain
DUI Charge Reduced For North Charleston Fire Captain
MIAMI BEACH - North Charleston Fire Captain Carlos LaFeith King is slated to return to full duty today after Florida prosecutors determined there wasn't evidence to support DUI charges against him. King was off duty when he crashed into a p…
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Congrats to Captain Joe Schmoe
Captain Joe Schmoe retires from the "Kind of Big" Fire Protection District today! Guess where he works and get a valuable collectible!
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North Charleston Fire Captain on Leave After Florida DUI Arrest
MIAMI BEACH - Police shot at an off-duty North Charleston fire captain on Memorial Day after he nearly struck an officer and crashed into a parked cruiser at a chaotic shooting scene, authorities said. The police gunfire missed 45-year-old Carlos La…
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Firefighters Jailed After Birthday Celebration Downtown
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CHARLESTON - A raucous birthday celebration downtown this weekend landed four Lowc…
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Fire Captain’s Tutus & Tattoos
BLUFFTON - Bluffton Fire Capt. Chris Garniewicz’s usual firefighter uniform can be described as inspiring, yet creatively uninspired. But the colorful costumes he and his wife, Lara, make in their free time are worthy of sugar plum fairies and mouse ki…
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DC Fire Sued for Race Discrimination
Last Friday, October 15, 2010, 31 DC firefighters filed suit against the department leadership alleging racism and discrimination. The lawsuit claims that black firefighters have been disciplined, treated unfairly, denied promotions, and subjected …
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Buffalo LODD Widow Sues Fire Department for Husband’s Death
In what seems to have become standard practice following a line of duty death, the widow of Buffalo Fire Lt. Charles McCarthy has filed suit against the city of Buffalo and Fire Commissioner Mike Lombardo, alleging negligence in connection with his Augus…
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FDNY EMT Charged In Death Of Pregnant Woman For Failure To Act
One of the FDNY EMTs who failed to come to the aid of a dying woman in an Au Bon Pain last December, has been charged criminally. Melissa Jackson was arrested and arraigned in Brooklyn today, ten months after the fateful December 9, 2009 incident.
Jackso…
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The Perfect Company Officer
In my mind it boils down to this; if an officer is not willing to or does not continaually improve himself as an individual and leader and firefighter, he will never be able to improve his crew. He just wont have the respect and credibility to facilitate that improvement. If it isn't important to him, it wont be important to the crew.
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FF Dies On Job, close to Retirement
GREENVILLE - Bob Flintom battled fires for more than 30 years. The 61-year-old Pelham Batesville Fire Department FF had been on light duty since September, though, due to health reasons, according to his boss. "He'd needed a kidney transplant," said PBFD…
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A Break in the Chain of Command
The embedding of a reporter and giving him direct access and “fly on the wall” status to the daily operations of McChrystal’s Afghanistan command seems bizarre to say the least. I can’t imagine any Public Affairs Officer in the US Army thinking that this was a good media opportunity. This was like shooting fish in a barrel for Rolling Stone reporter Michael Hastings. I’m sure the word “off the record” was mentioned to Hastings many time, but as we know “off the record” oft means you’re now “on the record.”
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The New Haven Four- “What About Us?”
Four New Haven firefighters are claiming they've missed out on promotions that "would have been made" had the original list been certified way back when.
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Fort Worth Captain Accepts Demotion – But Keeps His Job
A Fort Worth Fire Captain has accepted a 2 step demotion, but has been permitted to keep his job as a result of a settlement of the civil service appeal of his termination.
Captain Steven Perez was fired on June 15, 2009 after an investigation concluded…
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8 Firefighters Terminated in Canadaigua, NY
IAFF Local 2098, Canandaigua Firefighters, have filed a complaint with the New York State Public Employees Relation Board accusing the city of Canandaigua with committing an improper labor practice by eliminating eight career firefighter positions.…
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Firefighter and ACLU Sue Town for Privacy Violation
On December 4, 2009, the RI affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a Johnston firefighter against the town and its police chief, alleging that the release of the firefighter's driver's license …
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Volunteer Firefighter Sentenced for Arson
A former Whites Crossing, PA volunteer firefighter was sentenced on November 17, 2009 for his role in a number of arson fires that caused over $3 million in damages. Benjamin B. Christensen was sentenced to serve between 10 to 20 years in prison after pl…
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Oakland Settles Discrimination Case: Seizures
Captain Vicky Evans-Robinson, 55, who worked as a spokeswoman for the Oakland Fire Department, recently settled a disability discrimination lawsuit with the city for $245,000. The law suit had alleged that the department refused to allow Evans-Rob…
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Pension Benefits Case Raises Complex Issues in San Diego
Ron Saathoff, the president of the San Diego firefighters union has sued the city of San Diego, asking it to honor his retirement benefits that were canceled two years ago after an investigation by the IRS concluded that it violated federal tax laws. Saa…
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Captain’s Parents Sue for Daughter’s Death
The parents of the Colerain Township Fire Department captain killed in the line of duty on April 4, 2008, have filed suit against a host defendants. Captain Robin Broxterman was killed along with FF Brian Schira when they became trapped in a house fire o…
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New Haven Case Takes Another Step Forward… we think….
The beleaguered and litigation weary New Haven Fire Department took another step closer to resolving the contentious and demoralizing fight over promotions that has been going on for five years. Under order from the United States Supreme Cour…
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Fire Captain Allegedly Threatens to Kill Fire Chief
An Omaha fire captain has been placed on paid leave and ordered to stay away from all City of Omaha public buildings including fire stations after he allegedly threatened to kill the fire chief.
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The Latest Chirp on Twitter Lists
What's all the chirping about the new twitter list feature? How can I use it to make my life easier? Will the Cubs ever see a World Series? Two of these questions (that don't already have answers) are addressed here...
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Today’s Web Scanner 11/3/09
An Arkansas ambulance strikes and kills a man rescuing an injured dog; a Milwaukee firefighter accused of tainting his wife's tea with an anti-depressant- his 3-year old also drinks it; after 45 years a Tuscaloosa B/C reluctantly hangs up the leather.
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Warship USS New York Arrives- Built With WTC Steel
The USS New York is home. A warship built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center has arrived in New York City.
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