Southern California Edison Co. agreed to pay $37 million to resolve concerns about three overloaded utility poles that sparked the 2007 Malibu Canyon fire, a settlement that would bring the total payout for the destructive fire to more than $60 million.

A former Compton (CA) firefighter was arrested for suspicion of grand theft and attempting to set his fire department's headquarters on fire.

Two officials said investigators have not ruled out criminal activity as the cause of a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant that killed at least 14 people and flattened part of West (TX).

A federal appeals panel overturned a judge's ruling that the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) intentionally discriminated against minority applicants and pared down a court-ordered plan aimed at boosting diversity in the FDNY.

The Albuquerque (NM) Fire Department is facing a lawsuit after firing a paramedic who was involved in a string of alleged incidents both on and off the job.

A recent audit found that the Detroit (MI) Fire Department had failed to follow its substance abuse policy.

A Camden County (NJ) jury awarded $596,000 to two Hispanic firefighters who said they were passed over for promotions because of discrimination and their persistent and public complaints about discrimination against minorities within the Camden Fire Department

According to an attorney representing the Ohio city, there's no going back for Cincinnati in its effort to lay off hundreds of firefighters and police officers.

Nearly 140 women who were denied jobs as Chicago firefighters will be able to reapply Monday after they reached a tentative settlement with the city in a federal class-action lawsuit.

Dennis Rubin describes how an administrative procedure from a previous job came under scrutiny during a reverse-discrimination trial.

A federal appeals court vacated a 15-year sentence of an arsonist who started a fire that injured seven firefighters after prosecutors admitted a sentencing error.

A bipartisan measure introduced by Republican Sen. Tory Rocca of Sterling Heights, would amend Michigan's worker's compensation law to guarantee benefits for full-time firefighters who develop certain types of cancer while on the job.

A former drug dealer convicted in the arson deaths of a woman and eight children at a birthday sleepover should get a new trial because of contradictory and "deeply troubling" testimony from jailhouse informants at his trial.

State Farm Insurance has sued more than a dozen people claiming they operated an arson-for-profit ring in Flint (MI) that bilked insurers out of more than $2 million over two decades.

The fire chief of the Rowley (MA) Fire Department was suspended after being charged with simple assault and battery for allegedly pushing a probationary firefighter at the station Wednesday.

How does one become a great team member? John K. Murphy has some thoughts about how firefighters can contribute to achieving their organization's goals.

Federal accident investigators urged a complete overhaul of California's "patchwork" of oil industry regulations at a state legislative hearing into the fire last year at Chevron's Richmond refinery.

The city of Watertown and its firefighters' union could be headed toward legal action regarding fire inspections on commercial buildings

Louis Taylor was a teenager when he was convicted of starting a Tucson (AZ) hotel fire that killed 29 people. He has since spent more than four decades in prison, consistently maintaining his innocence.

Dennis Rubin recounts his experiences as a defendant in a reverse-discrimination lawsuit at a major fire department.