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US Forest Service Sues Montana’s Largest Utility For Starting Wildland Fire

The US Forest Service is suing Montana’s largest utility for a half-million dollars to recoup the costs associated with fighting the Lakeside Fire outside Helena in 2010. The fire burned over 900 acres in July, 2010, destroying three structures and requiring the evacuation of residents north of Canyon Ferry Lake

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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