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A Jacksonville firefighter who also serves as an elected member of the Clay County School Board has filed suit against the City of Jacksonville, claiming he was disciplined in violation of the First Amendment for comments he made while off duty on his personal Facebook account while acting as an elected official.
A federal court in Indiana has granted summary judgment to prison officials accused of being deliberately indifferent to the risk of fire at the Indiana State Prison, relying in significant part on the prison’s operation of a trained and equipped inmate fire department and its broader fire prevention and response progr
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for September 28, 2026, Brad and Curt discuss a suit brought by a South Carolina firefighter alleging race discrimination and retaliation; a First Amendment suit brought by a Jacksonville firefighter who is also a local elected official; a Virgin Islands firefighter appealing the dis
A South Carolina firefighter has filed suit against the St. John’s Fire District and its Fire Chief, alleging race discrimination and retaliation arising out of the discovery of a noose tied around the neck of a dark-skinned CPR training mannequin in his fire station.
A federal court has dismissed the retaliation suit brought by an FDNY firefighter who claimed he was improperly detailed out of Rescue 1 after filing an EEO complaint. FF Daniel Hyland filed suit against the City of New York, FDNY, former Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro, and former Fire Commissioner Mark Guerra, allegin
A veteran Virgin Islands firefighter has appealed a federal court ruling granting summary judgment to the Government of the Virgin Islands on his disability discrimination, sexual harassment, disparate treatment, and retaliation claims.
Fourteen current and former firefighters with the Pace Fire Rescue District in Florida have filed suit alleging the district violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to include certification and educational incentive pay when calculating their overtime rate, and retaliated against them after they complained.
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for September 21, 2026, Brad and Curt discuss a jury verdict holding the City of Richmond, Indiana 40% liable for the harm to neighbors from a 2023 plastics warehouse fire that forced the evacuation of roughly 2,000 residents; an arbitration ruling ordering the reinstatement of a fir
A federal jury has found the City of Richmond, Indiana, along with a recycling company and its owner, liable for damages stemming from a massive 2023 plastics warehouse fire that forced the evacuation of roughly 2,000 residents.
A dispute over control of a volunteer fire department in southeastern Oklahoma has erupted into a federal lawsuit accusing county and municipal officials of effectively taking over a privately owned fire station, fire apparatus, and other department assets.
A volunteer firefighter with the Terryville Fire Department in New York has filed suit claiming she was terminated over a Facebook comment concerning ICE operations, in violation of her First Amendment rights. She also contends that Fire Chief Edward Simonetti and the Terryville Fire District violated her due process r
A group of 28 municipalities, fire districts and volunteer fire departments have filed suit against 3M, DuPont-related companies, turnout gear manufacturers, and textile and component manufacturers, accusing them of concealing the presence and dangers of PFAS in firefighter turnout gear.
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