Jerry Perdomo and Damiel Porter

Daniel Porter has been indicted for the ‘intentional killing’ of  Florida firefighter Jerry Perdomo.  Perdomo was believed to last be seen with Porter and his girlfriend at Porter’s father’s house.  For up-to-date news accounts of this story, photos and to post a comment, please access the links below:

Seminole County EMS/Fire/Rescue Division Message Board

05/17/2012 – Maine man charged in Seminole County firefighter’s murder indicted

05/17/2012 – Maine man indicted in slaying of Seminole firefighter

02/28/2012 – Missing Florida Fireman: Suspect Charged With Murder

02/28/2012 – Seminole County firefighter’s disappearance now a murder

02/28/2012 – Arrest made in missing firefighter case

Donald Munn and son

A Clark County, NV firefighter fired a year ago for abusing his sick leave, and has been awarded his job back with all back pay and benefits by an arbitrator is now filing a federal lawsuit against the county.  Donald Munn will receive back pay and benefits for all of the time that he was out of work.  Munn was fired when the department thought he was abusing the sick leave program and using it to take vacations.  For up-to-date news accounts of this story, photos and to post a comment, please access the links below:

Clark County Fire Department Message Board

05/18/2012 – Reinstated firefighter set to file federal lawsuit against Clark County

05/15/2012 – Arbitrator orders county to rehire and give back pay to firefighter involved in overtime scandal

05/15/2012 – Firefighter tied to sick pay scandal gets job back

05/15/2012 – Arbitrator: Fired Clark County firefighter Munn must be rehired

05/15/2012 – Fired firefighter wins arbitration case with Clark County Video

The City of Flint has issued pink slips to 32 of its 83 firefighters.  This while the city is awaiting word on a grant from FEMA that would renew funding for the positions.  The layoff notices go into effect June 9th, but the city doesn’t expect to hear anything on the grant until the end of June.   For up-to-date news accounts of this story, photos, videos and to post comments, please access the links below:

Flint Fire Department Message Board

05/17/2012 – 32 Flint firefighters pink-slipped as city awaits word on federal SAFER grant

Chief Brian Cranfield

A NC Fire Chief and Assistant who were fired due to a taser incident at a December Christmas Party have been acquitted after a trial before a judge along with a police officer who supplied the taser.  An 18 year old junior firefighter was tased up to 9 times during the incident.  For up-to-date news accounts of this story, photos, videos and to post comments, please access the links below:

05/17/2012 – Former fire chief says life turned upside down by stun gun incident

05/16/2012 – Former firefighters, officer found not guilty in stun gun incident

01/10/2012 – East Spencer fire chief, assistant dismissed after Taser incident

01/10/2012 – Two East Spencer firefighters dismissed

01/10/2012 – N.C. firefighters dismissed after stun gun incident

01/10/2012 – Firefighters Dismissed After Stun Gun Incident

01/09/2012 – Fire chief let go after being accused of shocking teen with Taser

Miami-Dade Fire Capt Brian Beckman

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Captain Brian Beckmann has been demoted to firefighter for a rant he made on his personal Facebook page.  The rant was about the Trayvon Martin case.  Someone with access to Beckmanns’ Facebook page made a screenshot of it and sent it to the website the Grio.com.  For up-to-date news accounts of this story, photos and to post a comment, please access the links below:

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Message Board

05/14/2012 – Miami-Dade fire captain who posted about Trayvon Martin on Facebook demoted

05/14/2012 – Fire captain demoted after Facebook post about Trayvon Martin Video

05/14/2012 – Fire Captain Demoted For Trayvon Martin Facebook Post: Report

05/14/2012 – Fire captain demoted after Trayvon Martin posts Video

04/15/2012 – Miami-Dade firefighter under investigation for Trayvon Martin Facebook rant

04/15/2012 – Firefighter’s online Martin comment under investigation

Fire captain demoted after Trayvon Martin posts

A New Haven firefighter was asleep in his bunk at the Fire Station at about 2 AM Thursday when the alarm went off.  As he was responding to the house fire, he realized that the address was his house.  He was among the first to arrive at the fire.  His wife and kids got out safely.  For up-to-date news accounts of this story, photos and to post a comment, please access the links below and click on the video:

05/10/2012 – New Haven firefighter first on scene of own house fire

Eric Johnson

Hialeah firefighter Eric Johnson is under investigation for comments and photos on his Facebook page.  Some people are accusing Johnson of being racist due to the content.  Johnson is speaking out defending the posts as being humorous.  He comments about how he talks with the citizens of Hialeah and about people on Medicare.   For up-to-date news accounts of this story, photos and to post a comment, please access the links below:

Hialeah Fire Department Message Board

05/09/2012 – Firefighter under investigation for Facebook page speaks out Video

Missing 1936 pumper truck

It’s big, it’s red, and it’s missing.  Claude Wimer lent his 1936 pumper truck to the East Naples Fire Department back in the 1980s for safe keeping and for use in special events.  Now no one knows where it is.  For up-to-date news accounts of this story, photos and to post a comment, please access the links below:

East Naples Fire Department Message Board

05/08/2012 – Naples man says fire department lost his antique fire truck

A Captain with 23 years on the Honolulu Fire Department has filed suit against the Department and the Chief alleging violations of his first amendment rights to free speech as well as violations of the state’s Whistleblower protection laws.  Capt. George Kaopuiki reported to coworkers and a superior that the felt there were problems that could have saved a woman’s life in a December fire.  He was later suspended and transferred.  For up-to-date news accounts of this story, photos and to post a comment, please access the links below:

Honolulu Fire Department Message Board

05/04/2012 – Veteran fire captain taking HFD, fire chief to court

05/04/2012 – Captain alleges retaliation by HFD for speaking out about woman’s death

05/04/2012 – HFD Captain files whistleblower lawsuit

Collierville Fire Dept Golf Driving Range

A Tennessee Fire Lieutenant received a written reprimand for using a city owned lawnmower to cut a driving range on  the property behind the fire station.  Lt Andy Rice was reprimanded for improperly using city equipment to cut the grass on an overgrown field which was private property.  For up-to-date news accounts of this story, photos and to post a comment, please access the links below:

05/02/2012 – Tenn. Firefighter Reprimanded for Creating Driving Range

05/02/2012 – Firefighters in hot water for building golf course behind fire station