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2025 Annual Review

In this edition of Fire Law VLOG, we review the five most important cases of 2025, and the top five YCMTSU stories of 2025. Also discussed is a novel that will be released in 2026, titled The Judgment Line.  Stay tuned for more details.

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, safe and productive New Year!!!

Firehouse Magazine: The 5 Most Important Fire Department Law Cases of 2025

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1. FDNY Suspends Officers After Hazing Videos Surface

2. Florida Firefighters Arrested in Alleged Violent Hazing Incident: Waterboarding

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

Editors note 1/2/26: There appears to be a problem with WordPress displaying the proper story here. We are aware of it and hoping it self corrects.

4. Montgomery County Firefighters Acquitted in High-Profile Baseball-Field Flooding Case

5. Oregon Firefighter Detained by ICE During Fire Operations Released

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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