Chapter 11

Curt VaroneJuly 24, 2025
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Indiana Fire Department Files for Bankruptcy Under Chapter 11

It doesn’t happen very often, so when it does, it’s rather significant. On July 22, 2025, the Utica Township Fire…
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Curt VaroneJanuary 17, 2016
33

PA Fire Company Files Bankruptcy

A volunteer fire company in Pennsylvania filed bankruptcy last week after a bank started foreclosure proceedings against it in December.…
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Curt VaroneAugust 5, 2013
25

Rural Metro Files Chapter 11

The nation’s second largest for-profit provider of emergency services has filed for bankruptcy protection. Rural Metro of Scottsdale, Arizona is…
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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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Indiana Fire Department Files for Bankruptcy Under Chapter 11

PA Fire Company Files Bankruptcy

Rural Metro Files Chapter 11