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Fire Law Roundup for December 8, 2025

In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for December 8, 2025, Brad and Curt discuss an investigation into allegations that a  Baltimore County paramedic engaged in inappropriate conduct while on duty, including claims that explicit videos were recorded inside a county fire station that document the behavior; the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a veteran Chicago firefighter who claimed she was subjected to unnecessary and retaliatory medical and psychological evaluations; a lawsuit brought by a fire protection district in Missouri claiming that a city installed speed bumps and traffic calming devices without considering emergency response factors; a second wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Tulsa and the Tulsa Fire Department over an apparatus accident that killed five people; and a subrogation suit brought against the City of Evansville arising out of a restaurant fire that seeks $1.2 million in damages.

Baltimore County Paramedic Under Investigation After Reports of Inappropriate Behavior at Fire Station

Federal Court Dismisses Chicago Firefighter’s Suit Over Fitness-for-Duty Testing

Fire Protection District Sues Missouri City Over Street Closures and Speed Bumps

Tulsa Fire Department Faces Another Wrongful Death Suit Over 2024 Crash

Illinois Casualty Company Sues Indiana City Over Rekindled Restaurant Fire

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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