Gulfport Fire Department

Curt VaroneJune 28, 2016
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Gulfport FD and Chief Dismissed from Dreadlocks Suit

The Gulfport Fire Department and Gulfport Fire Chief Mike Beyerstedt have been dismissed from a race discrimination suit brought by…
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Curt VaroneApril 28, 2016
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Mississippi Fire Department Sued for $2.5 Million Over Dreadlocks

An applicant to the Gulfport Fire Department who was told he would have to cut his dreadlocks before he could…
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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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Gulfport FD and Chief Dismissed from Dreadlocks Suit

Mississippi Fire Department Sued for $2.5 Million Over Dreadlocks