PA Fire Company President Assaulted by Councilman

Posted by: Curt Varone September 21, 2012 0

A councilman from Pennsylvania has been accused to punching the president of the local volunteer fire department during an argument.

Joseph Ferraro, President of the Cheswick Volunteer Fire Company, claims that Cheswick Borough Council President Jonathan Skedel assaulted him Wednesday morning after the pair engaged in a heated argument.

Skedel has been battling the fire company over plans to reorganize the volunteers and was criticized for refusing to support plans to purchase a new truck. The matter is under investigation by the Springdale Borough Police Department, where the assault took place.

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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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