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Orgo-Life the new way to the future Advertising by AdpathwayIn this episode of Fire Law Roundup for August 31, 2026, Brad and Curt discuss a guilty plea to a workplace health and safety charge by the Queensland (Australia) Fire Department arising out of a 2023 warehouse fire that killed a firefighter; a pro se lawsuit filed by a Florida firefighter alleging he was passed over for promotion to lieutenant because he is white; a decision granting summary judgment to the Chicago Fire Department in a race and sex discrimination suit brought by a retired battalion chief who claimed she was repeatedly passed over for promotion; a discrimination and retaliation suit filed by two EMS Georgia employees; and an FLSA lawsuit filed against a volunteer fire company in North Carolina.
Queensland Fire Department to Plead Guilty to Safety Violation in Firefighter LODD
Florida Firefighter Claims Favorable Treatment of Lieutenant Cost Him Promotion
Federal Court Rejects Chicago Battalion Chief’s Discrimination Claims
Georgia EMS Employees Allege Sex and Pregnancy Discrimination Following Harassment Complaint
North Carolina Firefighter Challenges Volunteer Fire Department’s Use of FLSA 7(k) Overtime Exemption
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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