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Arkansas Firefighters Not Liable For Fire Deaths

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Jacksonville, Arkansas Fire Department and five of its firefighters cannot be held liable for the deaths of a mother and her four children in an apartment fire in 2012. The fire occurred in the early morning hours of March 22, 2012, killing Marilyn Beavers and her children, Dequan, Syndi, Haylee, and Emily.

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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