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Oklahoma FD Sold at Auction YCMTSU

An Oklahoma fire department was apparently sold at auction. The Cedar Lake Volunteer Fire Department was sold for $100 by Canadian County to Howie Sutton because of back taxes. According to Canadian County Commissioner Dave Anderson “It’s a human error, ...

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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