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Curt VaroneDecember 22, 2025
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Australian Fire Department Sues Firefighters Union Over Income Protection Payments

Fire Rescue Victoria, the statutory authority responsible for career firefighting in the state of Victoria, Australia, has filed suit against…
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Curt VaroneOctober 15, 2017
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Australian Officers Claim Union Intimidation Forced Them Off Job

Ten former officers with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in Melbourne, Australia are filing a multi-million dollar lawsuit accusing the MFB…
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Curt VaroneDecember 19, 2016
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Aussie Firefighter-Arsonist Has Sentence Suspended

An Australian firefighter who was convicted of setting a wildland fire and calling into two false alarms has had his…
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Curt VaroneOctober 23, 2014
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Australian Firefighter Facing Criminal Charges Over Facebook Post

A Queensland, Australia firefighter is facing criminal charges over a Facebook scandal involving a “straw poll” where firefighters rated which…
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Curt VaroneSeptember 28, 2014
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Facebook Poll Prompts Sexual Harassment Investigation in Queensland

Firefighters in Queensland, Australia are under investigation for creating a Facebook “poll” to rate which of their female colleagues would…
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Curt Varone has over 50 years of fire service experience and 40 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. Besides his law degree, he also has a master’s in forensic psychology. His fire service 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 three books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022), Managing Disciplinary Challenges in the Fire Service (2026), and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine, writing the Fire Law column.

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