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Suits Against Fire Departments Dismissed in Virginia and Illinois

Two dismissals are in the Fire Law headlines, one a wrongful death suit from Virginia and the other a sexual harassment suit from Illinois. In Virginia, a wrongful death suit against Middleburg Volunteer Fire Department and Loudoun County has been ...

Career Volunteer Dispute at Center of Virginia Wrongful Death Suit

A dispute between career firefighters and volunteers in Loudoun County, Virginia back in 2011 is now at the center of a lawsuit filed on behalf of the estate of a man who died when it took crews 27 minutes to ...

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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