Fire Law Blog Fire Service and Public Safety Legal Issues Blog by Curt Varone

Tag Archives: Unified Fire Authority

Utah Suit Blames Crash Victim’s Death On Responders for Injecting Too Much Ketamine

The family of a Wyoming woman who died after a head-on collision in Utah, has filed suit against fire, EMS, life-flight and hospital agencies and 14 individual responders claiming her death was due to an injection of too much ketamine. Gwendolyn Doner, 19, of Casper, Wyoming, died in April of 2021.

Utah Firefighters Sue Former Chiefs For Nepotism in Hiring Process

Five firefighters have filed suit against the Unified Fire Authority and two former chief officers claiming they were not hired sooner because the department hired less-qualified family members of ranking officers.

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.

Name
First Last
Email*
Address*
State
Job Title
Company
CAPTCHA