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Kentucky Fire Department Sues Over Repossession

A volunteer fire department in Kentucky is suing a leasing company who repossessed four pumpers and a four-wheeler earlier this year. Last May, First Government Lease Co. of Northfield, Illinois, repossessed the equipment belonging to the Warfield Volunteer Fire Department

Arkansas Engine Repossession Leads to Police Chase

Another fire truck repossession case is in the fire law news, this one a little more bizarre that the one we covered last week. On Friday, an Alexander, Arkansas engine parked outside a restaurant was repossessed and driven away with ...

Foreclosure Sale Leaves PA Fire Company On The Hook

A volunteer fire department in Pennsylvania is being sued by a bank following the repossession and sale of its ladder truck. Commercial Bank & Trust of Pennsylvania filed suit against the West Newton Volunteer Fire Company Inc. in Westmoreland County ...

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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