Fire Financial, Insurance & Legal Services News & Articles

• 1-click Prime Day tips for public safety

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  What's on your department’s Amazon wish list? 5 ways to leverage Prime Day for your department and community

• On-demand webinar: A comprehensive guide to the grants process

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  Best practices for a successful grant application

• ‘Home rule’ vs. mutual aid: The closest unit should be dispatched to priority calls

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  Fires don’t stop at the city border, and hazmat spills don’t pool just outside the county line so it’s clear who should respond

• Judge dismisses criminal case against Conn. firefighter related to crash scene photos

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  Chesterfield FD's PIO Steve Frischling faced two counts of "unauthorized taking or transmission by first responders of images of crime or accident victims"

• 6 virtual fundraisers to drum up community support

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  Whether you’re trying to fund a new ambulance or stock the pantry, use these tips to engage with your community remotely

• Clear policies can prevent fire departments from violating USERRA protections

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  The key to resolving a potential discrimination claim is a policy addressing lengthy absences irrespective of the reason for the absence

• We must take a stand for volunteers – our essential workers – to ease financial burdens

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  The public and elected officials need to better understand the impact of inflation and rising gas prices on volunteer firefighters

• Poll call: 76% say firefighters should be allowed to use medical marijuana – just not on duty

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  The poll of nearly 700 FireRescue1 readers addressed opinions on medical marijuana use in states where it is already legal

• What fire leaders need to know about securing financing for capital purchases (white paper)

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  Download the free white paper to learn what you need to prepare and what to look for in a lender

• Police: Pa. fire chief drove ambulance while intoxicated with a patient inside

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  Renovo Fire Department Chief Jimmy Ray Risley has been arrested

• 'Slap in the face': Ohio FFs outraged as city fights cancer claims

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  Dayton leaders say firefighting is hazardous but want to be sure claims have medical evidence; union officials say attempts to deny claims are unconscionable

• Man gets prison time for starting fire that killed Worcester FF

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  “My father, Christopher Roy, was the best father I could have asked for," his daughter wrote in her victim impact statement

• Mass. FF accused of rape was colleague of captain convicted for assault

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  Captain Walter Swenson is serving time and was recently terminated

• 3 Dallas FFs file $100M lawsuit over injuries from gas explosion

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  The suit against the apartment complex, its management companies and Atmos Energy claims negligence led to the explosion

• Fla. medic accused of coverup in patient’s death retains license

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  Nathan Register's Pasco County Fire Rescue crew did not transport a woman allegedly suffering stroke symptoms, who later died

• 2 Calif. FFs' families sue equipment makers 2 years after fatal fire

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  The families of Porterville's Capt. Ramon “Ray” Figueroa and Firefighter Patrick Jones allege negligence, wrongful death and strict products liability design defect

• ‘Who would risk all they have for a volunteer position?’

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  New Mexico’s firefighters lost qualified immunity: Is your state next?

• Qualified immunity: How it impacts firefighters and fire departments

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  Qualified immunity protection varies from state to state. Do you know yours?

• L.A. County faces 2 lawsuits in wake of deadly Station 81 shooting

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  In one suit, the widow and children of firefighter Tory Carlon say that the gunman's "dangerous conduct" was known to fire officials for years

• Mother of woman killed in Mo. apparatus crash files wrongful death suit

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  Judy Holland, the mother of Tami Knight, is suing the Kansas City Fire Department, the employee whom she says drove the truck, and the city

• How a trusted lender helped this FD fund a critical equipment purchase

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  Responsive, personal service makes all the difference, says the chief of the all-volunteer department

• N.Y. city to sue state over Peyton Morse's death

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  Watertown suit will aim to recover about $178,000 in expenses incurred by the city for the firefighter’s medical emergency and death

• Calif. city votes to bill insurance when firefighters respond to emergencies

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  Wittman Enterprises will bill for EMS calls; Fire Recovery USA will bill for fires, vehicle accidents, special rescues and hazardous materials calls

• Los Angeles County fire chief, sheriff to testify about Kobe Bryant crash photos

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  A federal judge ruled that both have “unique firsthand, non-repetitive knowledge” relevant to a lawsuit brought by Bryant's wife, Vanessa, alleging that deputies shared the images

• Pa. man, nephew died in fire after dispatcher hung up on Spanish-speaking caller, lawsuit says

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  Seven Allentown supervisors and dispatchers who say they were fired for reporting mismanagement also allege other types of misconduct

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