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Fire Law Blog is a Fire Service and Public Safety Legal Issues Blog by Curt Varone. Curt Varone has over 40 years of fire service experience and 30 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine.
Fire Law Blog
12h ago
A Seattle firefighter is one of three named plaintiffs who have filed a class action lawsuit accusing the city of wage theft. Travis Stanley, who is identified in the suit as a firefighter with 28 years of experience, along with engineering supervisor Nathaniel Hunter, and police sergeant Aaron Dalan filed suit in King County Superior Court ..read more
Fire Law Blog
4d ago
The City of Sacramento has agreed to settle a wrongful termination suit brought by former Fire Chief Gary Loesch, for $300,000. Chief Loesch was hired by the city in 2018 after a long career with the Philadelphia Fire Department ..read more
Fire Law Blog
5d ago
The Muncie, Indiana fire captain at the center of a testing scandal has filed suit claiming he was wrongfully passed over for promotion to battalion chief. Captain Troy Dulaney filed suit naming the City of Muncie, the Muncie Fire Department, the Muncie Merit Commission, the current fire chief and the former fire chief as defendants ..read more
Fire Law Blog
6d ago
A wrongful death suit brought against a Pennsylvania fire department and several EMS providers has been settled for $950,000. Tamika Jones died in 2021 after experiencing severe difficulty breathing, and being advised not to go to the hospital over COVID-related concerns ..read more
Fire Law Blog
1w ago
A Louisville firefighter who is facing charges of driving without a license has prompted the department to revisit its policies on driver’s license checks. Ramiro Rodriguez is facing a number of charges including driving without a license, stemming from an incident last month ..read more
Fire Law Blog
1w ago
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for February 10, 2025, Brad and Curt discuss a jury verdict awarding a former Nashville fire captain $1.8 million; the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a Washington firefighter alleging race discrimination; a discrimination suit brought by a fire dispatcher; a ruling in favor of a NY fire ..read more
Fire Law Blog
1w ago
A former Nashville fire captain who was demoted over social media posts, has been awarded $1.8 million in damages by a federal court jury for violation of his First Amendment rights. Captain Tracy Turner claimed he was investigated and demoted because his posts “offended someone in the African American Community ..read more
Fire Law Blog
1w ago
A lawsuit filed by an African American recruit firefighter in Washington state who had a noose placed around his neck by a fellow recruit, has been voluntarily dismissed. Elijah Page filed the action in federal court back in 2023 against the Clark County Fire District 6, three chief officers, a captain and former recruit John Erickson ..read more
Fire Law Blog
1w ago
A Suffolk County, New York judge has ruled that the Stony Brook Fire District improperly suspended a volunteer fire lieutenant, and in doing so violated his statutory right to due process. Thomas J. Killeen filed suit under a NY law that allows aggrieved persons to challenge acts or omissions of a governmental entity, an action known as an Article 78 proceeding ..read more
Fire Law Blog
1w ago
A dispatcher with a Florida fire department has filed suit alleging she was forced to resign in 2023 due to a racially hostile work place and retaliation. Navida Perry filed suit against the South Walton Fire Department, Inc ..read more