Legal Minute: More (Legal) Trouble for Fire Departments

John K. Murphy returns to discuss in detail more legal issues that commonly affect fire departments in the United States.

John K. Murphy, JD, MS. PA-C, EFO, has been a member of the fire service for more than 32 years. He retired in 2007 as a deputy chief and chief training officer. He has been a licensed attorney in Washington State since 2002 and in New York since 2011. He is a contributor to Fire Engineering on legal issues, a participant in Fire Service Court Blog Radio, and a national speaker on fire service legal issues.

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