In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for June 29, 2026, Curt discusses the sentence handed down to a former Illinois emergency medical technician in connection with the 2022 positional asphyxia death of a patient; an FLSA suit brought by firefighters in Gilbert AZ who were assigned to ambulances disputing that the §207(k) partial exemption applied to them; summary judgment granted to the City of Baltimore in a race discrimination suit; a defamation suit filed by Columbia-Richland Fire Department Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins against the Professional Fire Fighters Association of South Carolina; the dismissal of a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by two battalion chiefs assigned to the fire department at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California; and the upholding of the termination of a Baton Rouge fire captain who tested positive for marijuana during a random drug test.

Illinois EMT Sentenced to Probation in Fatal Patient Restraint Case

Federal Court Dismisses Arizona Firefighters’ FLSA Overtime Suit Without Reaching §207(k) Exemption Issue

Fourth Circuit Affirms Judgment for Baltimore in Firefighter’s Race Discrimination Case

South Carolina Fire Chief Sues State Firefighters Association Over Statements Following Firefighter Fatality

NASA Prevails in Discrimination Suit Brought by Contract Battalion Chiefs

Louisiana Appeals Court Reinstates Termination of Fire Captain Who Tested Positive for Marijuana