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Curt VaroneAugust 5, 2018
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RI Union President Sues Town

Another lawsuit has been filed in the ongoing battle between the firefighters and the town administration in East Greenwich, Rhode…
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Curt VaroneNovember 8, 2017
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RI Firefighter Ordered Reinstated – Town Manager’s Appointment Illegal

A Superior Court judge has ordered the Town of East Greenwich to reinstate the brother of an IAFF union president…
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Curt VaroneNovember 6, 2017
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RI Firefighter Sues Council President and Town Over Outrageous Remarks

A firefighter who the town council president called a “sociopath” and threatened to “cut off his balls and feed them…
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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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RI Union President Sues Town

RI Firefighter Ordered Reinstated – Town Manager’s Appointment Illegal

RI Firefighter Sues Council President and Town Over Outrageous Remarks