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Curt VaroneAugust 18, 2022
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Massachusetts Consent Decree on Racial Quotas to Expire at the End of 2024

A federal court has ruled that a fifty-year-old consent decree that mandated strict race-conscious hiring quotas for Massachusetts fire departments…
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Curt VaroneDecember 17, 2012
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Asthmatic Massachusetts Firefighter Terminated

A Lawrence, Massachusetts firefighter who was denied a disability pension for an asthma condition, has been terminated. Tim Atwood, 49,…
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Curt VaroneMarch 21, 2012
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Drunk Driving Chief Charged Again

A Pennsylvania fire chief has been arrested for drunk driving to an EMS run early Sunday morning. Fire Chief Donald…
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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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Massachusetts Consent Decree on Racial Quotas to Expire at the End of 2024

Asthmatic Massachusetts Firefighter Terminated

Drunk Driving Chief Charged Again