As technology evolves, so too must the practices and policies that govern its use. In recent decades, the fire service has adopted tools like location tracking at incident scenes, remote SCBA monitoring, and live-streaming from thermal imagers. These advancements have expanded our operational capabi
HARTFORD, CT — The city of Hartford and the Hartford Police Union have asked a judge to block subpoenas issued by the city’s inspector general, heightening a clash over independent oversight of the police department.Members of the Hartford Civilian Police Review Board (CPRB) authorized the inspector
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The retired San Francisco firefighter at the center of a bitter insurance fight has lost his battle against cancer.Ken Jones passed away Saturday, 14 months after being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer.We first told you about Jones in January — when the 17-year veteran and
JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Jefferson City firefighters union is bringing three Washington, D.C.-based labor attorneys to its lawsuit against the city over cuts to employee cafeteria plan benefits.Local 671, the Jefferson City firefighters union, filed a lawsuit against the city in December 2024, alleg
LOUISVILLE, KY — The Fraternal Order of Police chapter representing officers in Jefferson County is threatening legal action against the city of Louisville over the role of the Office of Inspector General in investigating Louisville Metro Police officers.In a one-page letter to Mayor Craig Greenberg
WEBB COUNTY, TX — An attorney for a Texas law enforcement union alleged retaliation and harassment inside the Webb County Sheriff’s Office tied to deputies’ political affiliations during public comment at Webb County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, May 26.John Bradshaw, a staff attorney with the Com
SALISBURY, MD — Salisbury’s fight over organized labor is headed from City Hall to the ballot box.Just moments after the City Council voted Tuesday night to repeal collective bargaining rights for more than 200 municipal employees, union supporters launched a petition drive to force the issue before
CALDWELL, ID — A Fraternal Order of Police attorney representing the employment of Caldwell Police Chief Rex Ingram filed a complaint with the Idaho Attorney General’s Office in March, alleging that Mayor Eric Phillips misused his official position to obstruct police investigations, according to new
Fire service leaders don’t lose sleep because the job is dangerous; we lose sleep when we know what the right move is but can’t make it. That is moral distress, and it can be heavy.The term moral distress first appeared in healthcare research decades ago to describe what happens when professionals k
HENDERSON, NV — In 2022, two Henderson police officers stood watch at a crime scene while grumbling about a labor shortage. Four years later, the complaint appeared distant to the police chief as the department touts a “near-zero” vacancy rate.The Henderson Police Department revealed training had be
HELENA, MT — The Helena Firefighters labor union says they’ve been fighting for fair wages for their staff since 2024. Recently, an arbitrator determined the city of Helena will need to pay $900,000 in back pay distributed between 36 firefighters after failing to negotiate a new salary contract in 2
PLEASANTON, CA — The Pleasanton City Council will review a new labor agreement with the Pleasanton Police Officers Association, and hear a presentation from the department regarding local crime trends.The council will first receive a presentation on local trends in property and violent crime. Accord
SAN DIEGO, CA — The president of the San Diego Police Officers Association is out less than a year after he was installed. That’s because Police Chief Scott Wahl is trying to fire him, reports Will Huntsberry. What happened: Earlier this year, Sergeant Jeremy Huff took to Facebook and brashly defend
AKRON, OH — Akron Police officers are now being required to process their own criminal complaints during a new weekend closure at the Akron Municipal Clerk of Courts Office, a move the Fraternal Order of Police Akron Lodge 7 says is adding pressure to an already short-staffed department.The change i
NEW YORK — Ty Wooten didn’t realize the weight of answering his first 911 call — until more than a decade later.A woman had dialed 911 to report that her husband had shot himself in front of her and their 7-year-old son, on the family’s living room couch. It was Wooten’s first call as a dispatcher.“
AKRON, Ohio – A new independent review of the Akron Police Department recommends sweeping changes to the department’s use-of-force policies, training, accountability systems and community engagement efforts as city leaders push to rebuild public trust in policing.Akron Mayor Shammas Malik commission
A federal judge on Tuesday refused to stop the Phoenix Police Department from holding a hearing that could lead to the firing of a sergeant who got into a confrontation at a Hamilton High School protest while off duty.Sgt. Dusten Mullen and the Arizona Conference of Police and Sheriffs asked U.S. Di
FORT WAYNE, IN — After one final issue held up a collective bargaining agreement between the city and a firefighter union, the arbitrator assigned to the case has come up with a solution.On Thursday, the City of Fort Wayne announced in a press release that an agreement had been reached with the Fort
BUFFALO, N.Y. — It’s a new era underway for the Buffalo Police Department with an outsider taking over as Commissioner Erika Shields was sworn in Monday. But now serious questions remain as the police union warns about staffing shortages, rising and the lack of a contract dating back to last year. A
NEW YORK, NY — On the public records search website 50-a.org, anyone can search through the roughly 523,000 misconduct allegations made against NYPD officers through the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB). The third-party database compiles the complaint history of around 96,500 past and present
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A federal district court decision issued earlier this year in favor of Genoa Township, Ohio, in a firefighter hearing-loss discrimination case has now been docketed with the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.The appeal follows a February 13, 2026 ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Southern Distr
BALTIMORE, MD — A growing staffing shortage in the Baltimore County Police Department is fueling a dispute over how many officers the agency is actually down — and raising concerns about response times and officer burnout.FOP President Douglass Jess said the department is facing far more vacancies t
