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Orgo-Life the new way to the future Advertising by AdpathwayIn this episode of Fire Law Roundup for August 10, 2026, Brad and Curt discuss an Arkansas fire chief’s guilty plea in a payroll fraud case; a First amendment suit brought by the firefighters’ union in Kansas City, Kansas; a wrongful termination suit brought by a Tennessee union president; a wrongful termination suit brought by the union president of the Charleston Firefighters Association, IAFF 61; and a lawsuit claiming a Texas volunteer was terminated due to his MS.
Former Arkansas Fire Chief Pleads Guilty in Payroll Theft Case
Kansas City Kansas Firefighters Sue Over Restrictions on Union Speech
Tennessee Fire Lieutenant and IAFF Local Sue Over Termination Following Staffing Campaign
Charleston Firefighter’s Union President Claims Termination Was Retaliation for Union Advocacy
Texas Volunteer Firefighter Claims MS Discrimination Led to Dismissal
Curt Varone
Curt Varone has over 50 years of fire service experience and 40 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His 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. Besides his law degree, he has a MS in Forensic Psychology. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.
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