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Oregon Seeking To Recoup Over $40 Million in Wildland Fire Costs From Responsible Parties

The State of Oregon is pursuing the people it considers responsible for causing three wildland fires that cost the state over $40 million to fight. The largest of the three claims was filed against Dominic Decarlo and Cloyd Deardorff, who are accused of accidentally starting the Stouts Creek Fire with a mower on July 30, 2015.

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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