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Weymouth Firefighter’s Narcan Rant Leads to Suspension

Here is a follow-up to yesterday’s story about the Weymouth firefighter whose Narcan rant created a social media feeding-frenzy. Mark Carron has been handed a 90-day suspension for posting the comments

Massachusetts Firefighter’s Criticism of Narcan Prompts Investigation

A Weymouth firefighter is in hot water over a social media post attributed to him that called Narcan “the worst drug ever created” and suggested we should “let the shit bags die”. The post goes on to imply that because the firefighter does not get “extra money” the policy should be “you use you lose”.

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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