Tillamook Fire District

Curt VaroneDecember 22, 2025
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Fire Law Roundup for December 22, 2025

In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for December 22, 2025, Brad and Curt discuss another lawsuit brought against the…
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Curt VaroneOctober 21, 2024
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Fire Law Roundup for October 21, 2024

In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for October 21, 2024, Brad and Curt discuss the settlement of a lawsuit…
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Curt VaroneOctober 14, 2024
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Oregon Fire District Facing Another Lawsuit

An Oregon fire district that experienced a YCMTSU problem resulting in two federal lawsuits in 2023, is back in the…
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Curt VaroneMay 22, 2023
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Fire Law Roundup for May 22, 2023

In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for May 22, 2023, Brad and Curt discuss a lawsuit filed by a…
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Curt VaroneMay 17, 2023
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YCMTSU Oregon Prompts Two Federal Lawsuits

“Throughout your life you hear about weird stuff that goes on in small communities and politics and stuff and here…
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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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