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Curt VaroneMarch 22, 2026
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Louisiana Wrongful Death Suit Alleges Dispatch and Search Failures in Fatal Shreveport House Fire

A wrongful death lawsuit filed in Caddo Parish alleges that communication failures and delayed search efforts by the Shreveport Fire…
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Curt VaroneAugust 21, 2023
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Fire Law Roundup for August 21, 2023

In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for August 21, 2023, Brad and Curt discuss a the dismissal of an…
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Curt VaroneAugust 1, 2014
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Once Again Too Many Fire Law Cases

We started this week with too many fire law stories to cover them all and that is exactly how we…
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Curt VaroneOctober 14, 2011
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Wrongful Death Claim Filed Against Alameda City and County Over Memorial Day Drowning

The family of Raymond Zack who drowned himself by walking into the San Francisco Bay while Police and firefighting personnel…
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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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Louisiana Wrongful Death Suit Alleges Dispatch and Search Failures in Fatal Shreveport House Fire

Fire Law Roundup for August 21, 2023

Once Again Too Many Fire Law Cases

Wrongful Death Claim Filed Against Alameda City and County Over Memorial Day Drowning