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Orgo-Life the new way to the future Advertising by AdpathwayIn this episode of Fire Law Roundup for April, 2026, Brad and Curt discuss a Oregon lawsuit claiming a trespass order against a person prohibited from coming to a fire station is illegal because it prohibits them from attending public meetings; a ruling that FDNY must remove six cadet firefighters from EMS positions due to civil service requirements; two code enforcement cases; an FLSA overtime suit brought by two former paid members of a volunteer fire company in North Carolina; and a decision allowing an Alaska firefighter’s military-service discrimination and retaliation claims to move forward.
Oregon Fire District Sued Over Trespass Order Excluding Resident from Fire Station Property
Judge Orders FDNY to Remove Six Fire Cadets Serving as EMTs in Civil Service Dispute
Code Enforcement Cases in the Fire Law News: One Filed, One Dismissed
Former Paid Firefighters Sue North Carolina Volunteer Fire Company for Unpaid FLSA Overtime
Firefighter’s Military-Service Discrimination Claims Partially Survive in Alaska Federal Courthttps://firelawblog.com/2026/03/30/firefighters-military-service-discrimination-claims-partially-survive-in-alaska-federal-court/
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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