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Curt VaroneSeptember 3, 2018
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Michigan FD Sued Over Junior Program Sexual Assault

A Michigan fire department is being sued by a former junior firefighter who was sexually assaulted by two firefighters while…
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Curt VaroneDecember 3, 2017
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Oregon Fire Department Sued For $3.5 Million Over Sexual Assault of Junior Firefighter

A junior firefighter who claims to have been sexual assaulted by a firefighter is now suing an Oregon fire department…
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Curt VaroneMarch 26, 2017
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Explorer Program Sex Scandal Leads to Departure of MI Chief and Deputy Chief

A fire chief has retired and a deputy chief was terminated in the aftermath of a sex scandal in the…
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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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Michigan FD Sued Over Junior Program Sexual Assault

Oregon Fire Department Sued For $3.5 Million Over Sexual Assault of Junior Firefighter

Explorer Program Sex Scandal Leads to Departure of MI Chief and Deputy Chief