Queensland Fire Department to Plead Guilty to Safety Violation in Firefighter...
The Queensland Fire Department has announced it will plead guilty to a workplace health and safety charge arising out of a 2023 warehouse fire that killed Firefighter Izabella “Izzy” Nash and seriously...
View ArticleFamily Sues Fort Myers Over Firefighter Applicant’s Heat-Related Death During...
The family of a firefighter applicant who died after collapsing during a pre-employment physical abilities test has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Fort Myers, alleging that the City...
View ArticleWidow of Illinois Firefighter Awarded $31.5 Million in Wrongful-Death Trial
A jury in Whiteside County, Illinois, has returned a verdict of $31.5 million in favor of the widow and two young daughters of Garrett Ramos, a lieutenant with the Sterling Fire Department, who died in...
View ArticleWidow of Kansas City Firefighter-Paramedic Receives $1.1 Million Settlement
The City of Kansas City, Missouri has agreed to pay the widow of a firefighter-paramedic who died during an training exercise nearly $1.1 million to resolve a workers’ compensation claim....
View ArticlePropane Technician Convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter in LODD House Explosion
A Virginia jury has convicted a former propane technician of involuntary manslaughter in connection with a 2024 house explosion that killed a Loudoun County firefighter and injured more than a dozen...
View ArticleLODD Explosion Prompts $100 Million Suit Against Utility
The victims of a massive propane explosion in Virginia that killed one firefighter and injured several others have filed a $100 million lawsuit against a utility they claim is responsible for their...
View ArticleLODD Families Sue Baltimore
The families of three Baltimore firefighters who died in a 2022 building fire have filed suit claiming the city’s failure to catalog and mark structurally compromised buildings caused their deaths....
View ArticleDeath Benefits Awarded to Florida Firefighter Who Died of Brain Cancer
The widow of a Florida firefighter who died of brain cancer in 2021, has prevailed in obtaining workers comp death benefits from his employer. Eric Siena was an Orange County firefighter who was...
View ArticleIndiana Appeals Court Upholds Firefighter’s Right to Sue Despite...
A Fort Wayne fire captain who was injured at a commercial building fire, will be able to proceed with a negligence suit against the tenant whose scooter business caused the fire. Captain Richard...
View ArticleLODD Lawsuit Filed Over Florida Trailer Mishap
The family of a Florida firefighter who was fatally injured when a trailer filled with sand tipped, has filed suit accusing the city of gross negligence and wrongful death. Apopka firefighter Austin...
View ArticleHawaii Firefighter Sues Over 2021 Burn Injuries
A volunteer firefighter with the Hawaii County Fire Department who was burned at a wildland fire in 2021, has filed suit against the department and three fire officers. Elizabeth Stabo filed suit last...
View ArticleSecond Suit Filed Over Trainee Death at NY State Fire Academy
The parents of a Watertown firefighter who died while training at the New York State Academy of Fire Science, have filed a second wrongful death lawsuit, this time against five instructors. Peyton L.S....
View ArticleLouisiana Appeals Court Rules Parish Failed to Rebut Cancer Presumption
The Louisiana Court of Appeals has reversed a worker’s compensation decision that denied a firefighter benefits for cancer. James Schexnayder, a firefighter in Jefferson Parish, was diagnosed with...
View ArticleFamilies of Baltimore LODD Fire Announce Suit Against City
The families of three Baltimore firefighters who died while battling a fire in a rowhouse last January, have publicly announced their plans to file suit against the city, the mayor and the fire...
View ArticleNY Grand Jury Declines to Issue indictments in LODD Training Death
A grand jury looking into the death of a recruit firefighter at the New York State Fire Academy in 2021 has declined to issue an indictment. Peyton Morse, a recruit with the Watertown Fire Department,...
View ArticleWrongful Death Suit Filed in NY LODD
The mother of a New York firefighter who died in an assisted living facility fire in 2021 has filed a wrongful death suit against the facility, its owners, two contractors, and the village where the...
View ArticleIllinois Fire Department Cited by OSHA Over Mayday Bailout
An Illinois fire department is facing eight OSHA citations following an investigation into a 2021 fire that resulted in three firefighters being hospitalized. The fire in a mixed commercial – apartment...
View ArticleNY Appellate Court Rules Recruit Injured During Training Entitled to...
The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has ruled that a firefighter-recruit injured during training is entitled to the same disability compensation reserved for firefighters “injured in...
View ArticleSpouse of Deceased Connecticut Deputy Chief Sues Over Pension Benefits
The spouse of a well-known Connecticut firefighter who died from cancer in 2017, has filed suit claiming the city has failed to honor its pension commitments to her and her son. Lori Pepler filed the...
View ArticleCalifornia Couple Whose Gender Reveal Fireworks Sparked Wildand Fire,...
A grand jury in San Bernardino has indicted a couple for involuntary manslaughter for their role in sparking a wildland fire that claimed the life of a firefighter last year. Refugio Manuel Jimenez,...
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