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Fire District Sues US Forest Service Over Right To Use Road To Respond

For the second time in 3 years a volunteer fire department in Washington state has taken on the US Forest Service over the use of a rural road across Federal property to respond to emergencies. The Kittitas County Fire District ...

How Long is Too Long: Civil Suit in Ohio

An Ohio widow is suing the City of Northwood claiming the fire department took too long to respond to her 911 call for EMS assistance for her husband. On March 3, 2011, Ellen Mix called 911 three times over a ...

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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