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Vermont FD Settles First Amendment Suit Over Confidentiality Policy

A suit filed by two Vermont firefighters who were terminated for refusing to sign a confidentiality agreement have been reinstated and their federal lawsuit settled for $60,000. Former Fire Chief Christopher Gonyeau and veteran firefighter Heather Grimm were terminated from the Georgia Fire Department in 2016.

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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