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Firefighter Sues FDNY For $2.5 Million Over Hazing

An FDNY firefighter who is charged criminally with choking a coworker in 2013 has filed a $2.5 million suit against the city and two firefighters he claims were assaulting him at the time. Firefighter Baraka Smith filed suit last week ...

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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