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Bringing it Home in Johnston

There are so many possible titles for this story it was hard to pick: You can run but you cannot hide Due process: how much process is due? Or even one of several that start with “knock knock…who’s there” For ...

City to Appeal Reinstatement Order of Medic who Flushed Drugs

An Ohio firefighter paramedic who was terminated for taking illegal drugs from an incident scene and later destroying them in 2010, has been ordered reinstated by an arbitrator. North Royalton firefighter Richard Urich responded to the scene of a heroin ...

Discipline in Louisville Metro EMS Making News

Louisville Metro EMS has been in the news lately with a number of disciplinary issues. Most of the cases have been drug related, leading the Department to declare a “zero tolerance” for illegal drug use. You may recall the case ...

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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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