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Orgo-Life the new way to the future Advertising by AdpathwayIn this episode of Fire Law Roundup for October 27, 2025, Brad and Curt discuss a suit by 5 California firefighters a fire department’s failure to investigate a hidden camera; a jury award of $500k to a Florida chief who was improperly forced to resign; an ADA suit filed by a former Nashville Fire Department medic with PTSD; an appellate decision reinstating a $500k jury verdict against the driver of a Newport News Fire Department vehicle involved in a 2021 collision; and criminal charges brought against a Houston firefighter for using a colleagues credit card.
Five Heartland Fire/Rescue Personnel File Suit Over Secret Station Recordings
Jury Awards Former Florida Chief $500,000
Former Nashville Paramedic Sues Metro Government for Disability Discrimination
Virginia Appeals Court Reinstates Jury Verdict in Firefighter Crash Case
Houston Firefighter Charged with Credit Card Abuse Involving Fellow Firefighter
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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