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Colorado Firefighter Charged Following Fatal Apparatus Accident

A Colorado Springs firefighter has been charged with careless driving following the death of a woman last month. Firefighter Wesley Cosgrove was driving a brush unit when he ran over a woman who was laying on the ground in Dorchester Park.

Another Prankster Uses Hitler Rant Video Clip

The video clip of Adolph Hitler ranting against his generals and staff has been used by another prankster to lampoon its latest victim: Colorado Springs Fire Chief Rich Brown. In March we covered a previous use of the same clip ...

Curt Varone has over 40 years of fire service experience and 30 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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