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Orgo-Life the new way to the future Advertising by AdpathwayIn this episode of Fire Law Roundup for August 18, 2025, Curt and Paul Doughty discuss the arrest of an FDNY firefighter accused of assaulting a colleague in the firehouse; the settlement of an FLSA suit in North Carolina against a volunteer fire company; a decision by the Eighth Circuit to reinstate a suit brought by an Arkansas firefighter who was terminated over a social media post; a ruling by a federal magistrate granting in part and denying in part a motion for summary judgment in a wrongful termination lawsuit brought by a former deputy chief; and an unusual suit brought against a Florida fire department that seeks the production of a patient care report for the driver of a vehicle that struck the plaintiff.
FDNY Firefighter Charged in Assault on Colleague
North Carolina Volunteer Fire Department Settles FLSA Overtime and Retaliation Lawsuit
Eighth Circuit Revives Lawsuit by Arkansas Firefighter Fired Over Facebook Post
Federal Magistrate Recommends Partial Summary Judgment in FMLA and Disability Case Against Douglas County
Florida Driver Sues Orange County Fire Rescue in Effort to Identify Hit-and-Run Motorist
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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