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Second Suit Filed Against Pennsylvania FD Over Train Accident

A second lawsuit has been filed against a Pennsylvania volunteer fire department in the tragic deaths of a mother and son who were struck by a train. Sheila R. Singer, 37, and her son, John Smart, 2, were crossing the ...

Pennsylvania Fire Company Sued In Train Deaths

A volunteer fire company in Pennsylvania has been sued for wrongful death after a mother and child were struck and killed by a passing freight train. The basis for liability was an opening in a fence on the department’s property ...

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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