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Settlement Announced in Nebraska Controlled Burn Injury Suit

A member of the Sioux tribe who was severely injured during a prescribed burn in Whiteclay, Nebraska in 2012, has settled his federal court lawsuit. Bryan Blue Bird Jr. was injured when members of the Rushville Volunteer Fire Department burned ...

Nebraska Man Injured in Prescribed Burn Files Claim Against Fire Department

A member of the Lakota Sioux tribe has filed a claim against Sheridan County, Nebraska and the Rushville Volunteer Fire Department over severe injuries he sustained on March 7, 2012 during a prescribed burn. Bryan Blue Bird, Jr. sustained burns ...

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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