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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. 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. 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). Varone is a consultant for Lexipol.

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Providing alcohol in the firehouse can serve as a mechanism to encourage socialization, but this also creates liability issues
Understanding the difference between hazing, bullying and training in the academy setting
Curt Varone outlines conditions that prevent fire departments from firing at-will or probationary firefighters without cause