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Chicago Firefighter’s Family Sues Building Owner Over LODD

The family of a Chicago firefighter killed in 2010, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the property owners of the vacant building where the fire occurred. Firefighters Edward Stringer, 47, and Corey Ankum, 34, were killed in a collapse ...

Body Missed During Search Prompts Lawsuit Against Chicago Fire

The Chicago Fire Department has been sued by the family of a man who died in a fire in 2009. The suit alleges that the failure of the firefighters to find the man during searches of the building contributed to his ...

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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