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Legal Considerations for Fire & Emergency Services

AUTHOR Varone, J. Curtis
PUBLISHER Fire Engineering Books (01/10/2022)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)
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THE LAW HAS EVOLVED & SO HAS LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS

The long-awaited 4th edition of Legal Considerations for Fire & Emergency Services is an essential textbook for any course on fire service law as well as an indispensable desk reference for day-to-day fire department administration.

Author J. Curtis Varone, a practicing attorney and experienced firefighter explores comprehensive coverage of the major legal issues in the fire and EMS services, such as:

  • Negligence
  • Immunity
  • Criminal law
  • Arson
  • Search and seizure
  • FLSA wage and hour overtime issues
  • Employment discrimination
  • Sexual harassment
  • FMLA
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Public records laws
  • Open meetings requirements
  • Drug testing
  • Due process
  • Collective bargaining
  • OSHA and the relationship between NFPA standards and OSHA enforcement
  • EMS-related topics such as consent, DNR orders, living wills, durable powers of attorney for healthcare decisions, and refusals against medical advice
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ISBN-13: 9781593705763
ISBN-10: 159370576X
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
Edition Number: 0004
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Page Count: 728
Carton Quantity: 10
Product Dimensions: 6.90 x 1.50 x 10.00 inches
Weight: 3.45 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Glossary, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Technology & Engineering | Fire Science
Technology & Engineering | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice
Dewey Decimal: 344.730
Library of Congress Control Number: 2021045528
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THE LAW HAS EVOLVED & SO HAS LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS

The long-awaited 4th edition of Legal Considerations for Fire & Emergency Services is an essential textbook for any course on fire service law as well as an indispensable desk reference for day-to-day fire department administration.

Author J. Curtis Varone, a practicing attorney and experienced firefighter explores comprehensive coverage of the major legal issues in the fire and EMS services, such as:

  • Negligence
  • Immunity
  • Criminal law
  • Arson
  • Search and seizure
  • FLSA wage and hour overtime issues
  • Employment discrimination
  • Sexual harassment
  • FMLA
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Public records laws
  • Open meetings requirements
  • Drug testing
  • Due process
  • Collective bargaining
  • OSHA and the relationship between NFPA standards and OSHA enforcement
  • EMS-related topics such as consent, DNR orders, living wills, durable powers of attorney for healthcare decisions, and refusals against medical advice
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Author: Varone, J. Curtis
J. Curtis Varone has been in the fire service for more than 38 years, with experience as a career, volunteer, and paid on-call firefighter. He also has twenty-six years experience as a practicing attorney representing firefighters and fire departments. Curt retired from the Providence Fire Department, Providence, RI, as Deputy Assistant Chief in 2008, served as the Director of the Public Fire Protection Division at the NFPA, and now serves as the Director of the Fire Service Division of Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute. He is also a faculty member of Providence College's Fire Science program.
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