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Illinois Firefighter Sues for Violation of the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act

A volunteer firefighter who was terminated from his full time job, has filed suit claiming he was wrongfully discharged after he was late to work because of a fire run. Justin Wilkinson, a firefighter with the Rosewood Heights Fire Department, ...

Indiana Volunteer Fire Dept Cited by OSHA…. State OSHA… Over Confined Space Rescue

There are a number of misunderstandings about the applicability of OSHA regulations to the fire service, and even more misunderstandings about whether or not OSHA is applicable to volunteers. I made sure to cover those issues in both of my ...

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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