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Pennsylvania Firefighter Sentenced To Prison For Theft-Related Arson

The two most common criminal offenses in the volunteer fire service involve embezzlement and arson. A volunteer from Pennsylvania is heading to prison for setting his own vehicle on fire to cover up his theft of fire company raffle proceeds.

Aussie Firefighter-Arsonist Has Sentence Suspended

An Australian firefighter who was convicted of setting a wildland fire and calling into two false alarms has had his one-year prison sentence reduced to a nine-month suspended sentence by an appellate court.

Illinois Firefighter Charged With Multiple Arsons

A volunteer firefighter in Illinois has been charged in connection with a series of five arson fires over the past two weeks. Kenneth Grabow, 20, is facing 6 counts of criminal damage to property and 4 counts of arson in connection with the 5 fires.

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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