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Curt VaroneDecember 29, 2025
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Texas Firefighters Sue City Over Rejected Collective Bargaining Ballot

A firefighters’ local in Conroe, Texas, has filed suit against the city after officials rejected a petition seeking to place…
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Curt VaroneMarch 3, 2016
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Massachusetts Suit Claims Errors Invalidate Fire District Election

A former deputy fire chief is suing a Massachusetts fire district seeking to invalidate an election and remove the district’s…
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Curt VaroneAugust 16, 2015
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New Mexico SC Rejects Right of Firefighter to Run for Elected Office

The New Mexico Supreme Court has rejected the claims of an Albuquerque fire captain that she has a First Amendment…
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Curt VaroneMarch 4, 2014
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Massachusetts Taxpayer Group Fails to Block Fire District Vote

A group of ten Massachusetts residents have failed in their efforts to block an election to approve a fire district’s…
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Curt VaroneNovember 23, 2011
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Mass Firefighter’s Work Email Use Escapes Election Law Citation

Fire department email accounts pose a number of hidden traps for firefighters. The most common email related cases involve violations…
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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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