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Fact from Fiction in California Wrongful Death Claim

A fatal apparatus accident last June in California has led to a civil claim being filed against the fire department. It has also led some to ask once again what is wrong with our justice system. The answer is: read ...

Pennsylvania Fire Company and Driver Sued for Apparatus Accident

A volunteer firefighter and his fire company have been sued over a vehicle accident last summer that severely injured an 8 year old boy. Timothy and Jennifer Kolodychak filed suit last week in Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court against Rostraver ...

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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