Another Firefighter Charged with DUI While Driving A Fire Truck

Posted by: Curt Varone September 8, 2010 0

A volunteer firefighter in Madison, South Dakota was arrested last Saturday, September 4, 2010 and charged with driving a fire truck while intoxicated. Unfortunately this is not the first… nor second…. nor even third case like this we have covered this year. Here is more on the story.

About Curt Varone

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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