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Orgo-Life the new way to the future Advertising by AdpathwayIn this episode of Fire Law Roundup for February 9, 2026, Brad and Curt discuss the termination of an Austin fire captain for timekeeping fraud; criminal charges brought against a Baltimore County Fire Department paramedic for engaging in lewd behavior in the firehouse that resulted in other personnel ingesting his bodily fluids; a ruling allowing a lawsuit filed against the City of Greenville, SC and its fire chief over the termination of the union president to proceed; a federal magistrate’s recommendation to allow a lawsuit against a former FDNY firefighter over a COVID19 exemption to move forward; and the filing of a wrongful death lawsuit in North Carolina following the death of a bicyclist who was struck by a fire truck.
Austin Fire Captain Indefinitely Suspended Following Timekeeping Fraud Investigation
Baltimore County Paramedic Charged Following Lewd Firehouse Contamination Allegations
Firefighter Union President’s First Amendment Claims Survive Motion to Dismiss in South Carolina Case
Federal Magistrate Recommends Denying Motion to Dismiss in FDNY Vaccine Mandate Religious Accommodation Case
Fire Truck–Bicycle Collision in North Carolina Leads to Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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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