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Too Many Fire Law Headlines

Posted by: Curt Varone August 27, 2015 0

It is one of those days at Fire Law, where there are simply too many headlines to follow them all. So take your pick. Will it be:

The Everett, Washington firefighters that drove a drunk homeless man out of town and left him.
Or the Hartford lieutenant who assaulted a captain at a fire scene apparently because the captain disrespected him.
Or the Oregon firefighter who is charged with sexually assaulting a colleague while training last year in Texas
Or whether CalFire is obligated to pay the PSOBP benefits to contract firefighter-pilots who where killed in air-tanker crashes.
Or the imminent ruling of a West Virginia judge in the wrongful death suit against a volunteer fire department in a natural gas explosion case.

I have been busy in Atlanta at FRI this week, but fortunately Dave Statter has been diligently following the fire law headlines. Thanks Dave!!!!

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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