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Fire Law Roundup – July 25, 2025 – Followup on Bootcamp Style Academies

In this edition of Fire Law Roundup, Curt continues the discussion from Monday’s Roundup with a more in depth review of the problem of fire instructors pushing recruits beyond their physical limits, resulting in LODDs. He is joined by his brother, Bill, a former firefighter and retired police detective commander who now works for the US Department of Defense.

California Firefighters Keep Getting Injured During Training. Some Have Died

Arizona fire recruit dies after suffering heat-related emergency during training

Houston Fire Cadet Who Collapsed During Training, Passes Away

Rhabdomyolysis in Firefighters

Texas Suit Alleges Military Bootcamp Style Training Caused Fatal Heat Stroke

Parents Sue NY State Over Training Academy Death

Second Suit Filed Over Trainee Death at NY State Fire Academy

Frederick County Sued for $50 Million in Death of Fire Recruit

Frederick County VA Sued for Retaliation and Defamation

NY Grand Jury Declines to Issue indictments in LODD Training Death

Curt Varone

Curt Varone has over 50 years of fire service experience and 40 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. Besides his law degree, he has a MS in Forensic Psychology. 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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