Weekend Random Thoughts on Fire Service Legal Challenges

Fire Law blog is all about the connection between the fire service and the law. Virtually every aspect of what firefighters do – is impacted by the law and legal issues.

Legal services are expensive, and not everyone has friends or relatives who are attorneys that can answer basic legal questions for free, let alone represent them in court. As a result many people choose to go without access to good, competent legal advice until it is too late. Even then the advice and representation comes at great expense.

Is there a solution? Well, actually yes, there is. Legal insurance. Low cost and affordable, legal insurance offers peace of mind. In a business such as ours where legal issues arise daily, low cost legal insurance makes sense.

In the right hand column of my blog you will see an advertisement for “Equal Justice”. Take a moment to look at what is available and see if there is a program that is right for you and your family. There is a video that explains what programs are offered and why we all need the protections of legal insurance.

About Curt Varone

Curt Varone has over 45 years of fire service experience and 35 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid on call experience. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.
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