In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for September 21, 2026, Brad and Curt discuss a jury verdict holding the City of Richmond, Indiana 40% liable for the harm to neighbors from a 2023 plastics warehouse fire that forced the evacuation of roughly 2,000 residents; an arbitration ruling ordering the reinstatement of a fire lieutenant (and union president) fired amid allegations that he discouraged prospective firefighters from accepting jobs at T.F. Green International Airport in order to generate overtime opportunities for himself; an appellate decision upholding a jury verdict in favor of the City of Springfield, Massachusetts, in a race and religious discrimination suit brought by two Springfield firefighters; a lawsuit filed by an Oklahoma volunteer fire company seeking to block a county and municipal officials from taking over their privately owned fire station, fire apparatus, and other department assets; and a lawsuit brought by 28 municipalities, fire districts and volunteer fire departments accusing turnout gear manufacturers of concealing the presence and dangers of PFAS in firefighter turnout gear.

Federal Jury Finds Indiana City 40% Liable for Massive Plastics Warehouse Fire

Arbitrator Orders Reinstatement of TF Green Fire Lieutenant Fired Over Recruitment and Overtime Allegations

First Circuit Clarifies Supervisor Liability in Springfield Firefighter Discrimination Case

Oklahoma VFD Sues County and Town Over Seizure of Fire Station and Apparatus

Fire Departments Allege Racketeering in PFAS Turnout Gear Lawsuit