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NJ Fire Company Disputes Fire District’s Right to Investigate and Discipline

A New Jersey volunteer fire company filed suit today against its fire district claiming the district commissioners breached it’s contract and exceeded its authority when it suspended five firefighters, including the company’s top line and administrative officers. The Southard Fire ...

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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