Fire, EMS, Safety Law Newsletter

[NEWSLETTER IS NOT PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE].

By: Lawrence T. Bennett, Esq.
lawrence.bennett@uc.edu

Larry Bennett is Program Chair, Fire Science & Emergency Management at the University of Cincinnati.  He has been an attorney since 1970, and certified as firefighter (FF II) and emergency medical technician (EMT-B) since 1980.   These case summaries update the 18 chapters in his textbook, Fire Service Law, Prentice Hall/Brady (2008), which is used in the National Fire Academy’s “degrees at a distance” course, Political and Legal Foundations of Fire Protection.

Questions / comments:  lawrence.bennett@uc.edu; Cell 513-470-2744.

Current Issue of Fire Law Newsletter

Articles saved in 18 Chapters of Fire Service Law.
(2006 to present)

Full court decisions can be read on the deciding court’s web cite (such as U.S. Supreme Court’s cite, www.supremecourtus.gov) or use Google Search. Decisions with lexis citation (such as 2007 La. App. LEXIS 1895) can also be read at www.lexisone.com .

Each of the Chapter listings that follow is a link to the articles for that chapter of Fire Service Law.

Chapter 1: American Legal System: Search Warrants in Arson Investigations, Fire Code Enforcement, and Civil Litigation

Chapter 2: Line of Duty Death (LODD) and Safety: Litigation and Fireman’s Rule

Chapter 3: Homeland Security: National Incident Management System, USA Patriot Act, and War On Terrorism

Chapter 4: Incident Command: Fire Scene Operations, Training, and Immunity

Chapter 5: Emergency Vehicle Operations

Chapter 6: Employment Litigation: Age, Beards, Free Speech, and Promotions

Chapter 7: Sexual Harassment: Hostile Work Atmosphere, Pregnancy Discrimination, and Gender Discrimination

Chapter 8: Race Discrimination

Chapter 9: Americans With Disabilities Act ( ADA)

Chapter 10: Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Chapter 11: Fair Labor Standards Act

Chapter 12: Drug-Free Workplace: Random Drug Testing and Firefighter DUIs

Chapter 13: Emergency Medical Services ( EMS) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Chapter 14: Physical Fitness

Chapter 15: Critical Incident Stress Management

Chapter 16: Discipline: Misconduct On Duty and Off Duty and Ethical Decision Makinghapter 16:

Chapter 17: Arbitration / Mediation

Chapter 18: Legislative Process: Getting Helpful Laws Passed for the Fire Service (Amending the Fireman’s Rule)

NEWSLETTER IS NOT PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE; Posted by UC solely as information and for the benefit of students.