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Curt VaroneAugust 9, 2021
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Virginia Court Rejects Application of Firefighter’s Rule

A Virginia court has rejected the claims of a waste management company that firefighters who were injured at a fire…
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Curt VaroneOctober 27, 2011
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Maryland Volunteer Fire Department Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Burning

Does the headline really say that? Yes it does. The Fairmount Volunteer Fire Department and two men, Ryan Miller and…
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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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Virginia Court Rejects Application of Firefighter’s Rule

Maryland Volunteer Fire Department Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Burning