Fire service law /
Bennett, Lawrence T.
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall,
c2008.
Includes index.
module I. Overview of the law -- 1. American legal system : search warrants in arson investigations, fire code enforcement, and civil litigation -- Introduction -- Violations of the Fourth Amendment -- Arson searches without warrant -- Conviction reversed, evidence seized illegally from a meth lab -- Fire code enforcement, qualified immunity of fire marshals and fire inspectors -- Lawsuits by survivors alleging failure to enforce -- Failure to correct fire and municipal code violations -- Failure to enforce building or fire codes -- Key statues -- Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution -- State constitutions -- Case studies -- Case study 1-1 : search of arson site without a warrant -- Case study 1-2 : cause and origin search of detached storage shed -- Case study 1-3 : hotel fire/governmental immunity -- Chapter review questions -- Expand your learning -- 2. Line of duty death (LODD) and safety : litigation and Fireman's Rule -- Introduction -- Litigation, shock the conscience -- NIOSH fire fighter investigation and prevention reports -- Firefighters with cardiac arrests -- Federal death benefits, 14-year-old junior firefighter's death -- Fireman's Rule -- Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) -- Whistleblower protection -- NFPA standards -- Key statutes -- 42 U.S. Code 1983 -- Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Sec 3796) -- Public Safety Officers' Benefits Act amendment, October 2000 (Public Law 106-390, Sec. 305) -- The Mychal Judge Police and Fire Chaplains Public Safety Officers' Benefits Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. Sec 3796) -- Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-32) -- Case studies -- Case study 2-1 : line of duty death -- Case study 2-2 : highway safety/Fireman's Rule -- Case study 2-3 : building code violation/Fireman's Rule -- Chapter review questions -- Expand your learning -- 3. Homeland security : national incident management system, USA Patriot Act, and war on terrorism -- Introduction -- National Incident Management System (NIMS) -- Threats to dispatch centers -- NFPA standards -- Key statutes -- Air Stabilization and System Stabilization Act -- Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP) (2000) -- Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) (Public Law 104-321) -- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S. Code 1808) -- Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 -- SAFER Act of 2003 -- USA PATRIOT Act of 2001-- USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 -- Case studies -- Case study 3-1 : failure of radios at the World Trade Center -- Case study 3-2 : Al Qaeda prisoner held in Navy brig, South Carolina -- Case study 3-3 : mutual aid (Indiana, 2005) -- Chapter review questions -- Expand your learning -- 4. Incident command : fire scene operations, training, and immunity -- Introduction -- Governmental immunity and qualified immunity -- Firefighter drowned during SCUBA training -- Death of children -- NFPA standards -- Key statutes -- Emergency Management Assistance Compact of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-321) -- Intelligence Reform and Terrorist Prevention Act of 2004 (S. 2845) -- Constitutional Claims (42 U.S. C. 1983) -- Case studies -- Case study 4-1 : power lines down in rear of home : electrocution of child after fire department leaves scene -- Case study 4-2 : titanium fire/fire department IC orders water sprayed on fire -- Case study 4-3 : incident command : four children died, allegations of IC gross negligence -- Chapter review questions -- Expand your learning -- 5. Emergency vehicle operations -- Introduction -- Intersections, slow down or full stop -- NFPA standards -- Key statutes -- Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDLs) -- Due Regard Statute (Ohio Revised Code 4511.24) -- Case studies -- Case study 5-1 : civilian motorist killed in collision with fire engine -- Case study 5-2 : ambulance exceeding fire department's 20 mph speed limit when traveling against traffic -- Case study 5-3 : government immunity, police chase in California/U.S. Supreme Court -- Chapter review questions -- Expand your leaning --
module II. Employment and personnel issues -- 6. Employment litigation : age, beards, free speech, and promotions -- Introduction -- Age discrimination -- Beards -- Free speech, U.S. Supreme Court limits protection of public employees -- Free speech, retaliation for union activity -- Promotions -- NFPA standards -- Key statutes -- Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) (29 U.S.C. 631) -- ADEA Amendments of 1978 [29 U..C. 631(b)] -- Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) (38 U.S.C. 4301) -- Case studies -- Case study 6-1 : age discrimination -- Case study 6-2 : firefighter mandatory retirement age -- Case study 6-3 : alleged retaliation after winning lawsuit for failure to promote --Chapter review questions -- Expand your learning -- 7. Sexual harassment : hostile work atmosphere, pregnancy discrimination, and gender discrimination -- Introduction -- Pregnancy discrimination -- Physical fitness tests -- NFPA standards -- Key statutes -- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. Section 2000e) -- Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 -- Equal Pay Act of 1963 -- State laws -- Case studies -- Case study 7-1 : hostile work atmosphere, PA State Police barracks/U.S. Supreme Court -- Case study 7-2 : employer "mixed motive" when terminating female, circumstantial evidence -- Admissible to prove anti-female workplace/U.S. Supreme Court -- Cast study 7-3 : city failed to train employees and supervisors/U.S. Supreme Court -- Chapter review questions -- Expand your learning -- 8. Race discrimination -- Introduction -- Title VII and EEOC -- Affirmative action -- Consent decrees -- Boston consent decree set aside -- Louisiana consent decree not set aside -- New EEOC guidance on race discrimination -- Prompt investigations -- NFPA standards -- Key statutes -- Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) -- Civil Rights Act of 1991 [42 U.S.C. 1981a(b)(3)] -- 42 U.S.C. 1983 -- Case studies -- Case study 8-1 : fire apprentice program to recruit minorities, added points on entrance test -- Case study 8-2 : Caucasian lieutenants alleging "reverse discrimination" -- Case study 8-3 : African-American battalion chiefs allege race discrimination -- Chapter review questions -- Expand you learning -- 9. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) -- Introduction -- U.S. Supreme Court narrows definition of disability -- Firefighters with disabilities -- Firefighters with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder -- NFPA standards -- Key statutes -- American with Disabilities Act of 1190 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) -- Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791 et seq.) -- Case studies -- Case study 9-1 : ADA and access to courthouses/implications for fire stations/U.S. Supreme Court -- Case study 9-2 : firefighter with back injury offered light duty in police department -- Case study 9-3 : applicant for recruit firefighter with 20/100 vision -- Chapter review questions -- Expand your learning -- 10. Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Introduction -- Department of Labor guide -- Eligibility under FMLA -- NFPA standards -- Key statutes -- Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601) -- Case studies -- Case study 10-1 : employee on leave for wife's illness decides not to retire ; previous position already filled -- Case study 10-2 : FMLA, application to state and local governments/U.S. Supreme Court -- Case study 10-3 : FMLA, returning employee's prompt reinstatement to previous job -- Chapter review questions -- Expand your learning --
module III. Operational and managerial issues -- 11. Fair Labor Standards Act -- Introduction --U.S. Department of Labor regulations -- Sick leave buy-back -- State overtime laws -- Salaried/exempt -- Junior firefighters, child labor laws -- Key statutes -- Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201-219) -- FLSA Amendment applicable to EMS [29 U.S.C. 203(y)] (December 9, 1999) -- FLSA law enforcement and fire protection provision [Section 207(k) ; 29 U.S.C. 207(k)] -- Case studies -- Case study 11-1 : paramedics who are "cross-trained" but do not perform fire suppression duties -- Case study 11-2 : U.S. Supreme Court decides when "get ready" time is on the clock -- Case study 11-3 : comp time, public employers offering instead of overtime pay/U.S. Supreme Court -- Chapter review questions -- Expand your learning -- 12. Drug-free workplace : random drug testing and firefighter DUIs -- Introduction -- Fire department policy -- NIOSH firefighter fatality report -- Split samples -- State laws -- NFPA standards -- Key statutes -- Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 -- Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 -- Case studies -- Case study 12-1 : random drug testing, no history of drug problems on fire department -- Case study 12-2- : last-chance agreement, assistant fire chief in drug treatment told he must sign -- Case study 12-3 : random drug testing in collective bargaining agreement, firefighter tests positive for marijuana -- Chapter review questions -- Expand your learning -- 13. Emergency medical service (EMS) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) -- Introduction -- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) -- DUI consensual blood draw -- Enforcement access to EMS run reports -- HIV patients, U.S. Department of Justice lawsuits -- EMS exposure to infectious disease -- NFPA standards -- Key statutes -- Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 301, 304, and 1008) -- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA ; 42 U.S.C. 1320) -- HIPAA, criminal penalties under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-6) -- HIPAA, law enforcement access to EMS records [45CFR 164-512(f)] -- Bloodborne pathogens (29 CFR 1910.1030) -- EMS peer review and quality improvement records are not public records -- Case studies -- Case study 13-1 : EMS sued for alleged failure to transport gunshot victim -- Case study 13-2 : defibrillator would not shock, cardiac arrest patient -- Case study 13-3 : revocation of EMT's certificate, crimes of "moral turpitude" -- Chapter review questions -- Expand your learning -- 14. Physical fitness -- Introduction -- NIOSH recommendations on firefighter fitness -- Litigation :  mandatory fitness and off-duty activities -- NFPA standards -- Key statutes -- Public Safety Officer Death Benefits Act -- U.S. Department of Justice regulations -- EEOC regulations -- Firefighter health and wellness programs -- Public Safety Officers' Benefit Act of 1976 -- Case studies -- Case study 14-1 : physical fitness and wellness program, annual medical exam -- Case study 14-2 : blood draws, invasion of privacy, and physical fitness and wellness program -- Case study 14-3 : physical ability testing, adverse impact on female firefighters -- Chapter review questions -- Expand your learning -- 15. Critical incident stress management -- Introduction -- Ohio enact CISM Privilege Law -- NFPA standards -- Key statutes -- Ohio enacts a CISM "Testimonial Privilege" law -- U.S.C. 1983 -- Case studies -- Case study 15-1 : threats by firefighter : warning posters posted in fire stations -- Case study 15-2 : 9-1-1 calls ignored, dispatcher never sent police to reports of drunk driver weaving down highway, head-on crash into innocent driver -- Case study 15-3 : 9-1-1 audio tapes : prosecutor offers transcript, newspaper demands audio tape -- Chapter review questions -- Expand your learning --
module IV. The fire officials as rule-make and enforcer -- 16. Discipline : misconduct on duty and off duty and ethical decision making -- Introduction -- Ethical decision making -- Off-duty conduct, termination -- Internal investigations, Fifth Amendment rights -- Jury verdicts and the First Amendment right of free speech -- Key statutes -- Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2002) -- Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 -- Rights of firefighter in investigations -- Ohio statute protecting career personnel from termination except for serious offenses -- Case studies -- Case study 16-1 : internal investigations, police officers compelled to answer questions or lose jobs, Fifth Amendment rights/U.S. Supreme Court -- Case study 16-2 : fire chief did not file fire reports with state fire marshal, termination -- Case study 16-3 : home-made sex videos, police officer off duty, but in uniform/U.S. Supreme Court -- Chapter review questions -- Expand your learning -- 17. Arbitration/mediation -- Introduction -- Uniform Mediation Act -- U.S. Supreme Court, upholds arbitration -- Fire service, mediation to resolve pending grievances -- Key statutes -- Uniform Mediation Act --Case studies -- Case study 17-1 : firefighter fails to obtain paramedic certificate within two years, results in termination -- Case study 17-2 : firefighter fired for having sex on duty, arbitrator reinstates with no back pay : city seeks court order to reverse arbitrator -- Case study 17-3 : Cincinnati Fire Department and IAFF Local 48 mediation process -- Chapter review questions -- Expand your learning --
module V. Legislative and political foundations -- 18. Legislative process : getting helpful laws passed for the fire service (amending the Fireman's Rule) -- Introduction -- Modifying the Fireman's Rule -- Widow of firefighter settles with insurance companies -- Key statutes -- Florida has abolished the Fireman's Rule -- Minnesota has abolished the Fireman's Rule -- California has modified the Fireman's Rule -- Nevada has modified the Fireman's Rule -- New York has modified the Fireman's rule -- State Appellate Court opinion -- Case studies -- Case study 18-1 : EMT injured by toxic fumes, files suit against chemical company -- Case study 18-2 : EMT severely injured in gas explosion, sues company laying underground cable that punctured gas line -- Case study 18-3 : state trooper responds to accident on snowy highway and is stuck by second motorist, sues first motorist -- Chapter review questions -- Expand your learning -- Appendix A. Expand your learning activities -- Appendix B. Real-life legal lessons learned scenario -- Appendix C. Example of fire chief promotion process -- Appendix D. Diversity goals -- Appendix E. Sample labor-management agreement -- Appendix F. Sample labor-management agreement : letter of agreement, health and wellness -- Appendix G. Sample labor-management agreement : grievance mediation procedures -- Glossary.
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