Fire Officer's
Legal Handbook
by
J. Curtis Varone
The legal guidance
that fire service leaders have been seeking can finally be found in
one book!
This all-inclusive legal reference includes
discussions, cases and examples that will truly speak to a variety
of fire chiefs and officers, municipal officials, emergency
managers, and attorneys.
The book includes explanations of laws as
they relate to firefighting, and covers a broad range of topics
including negligence, due process and discipline, Internet privacy,
civil liability, employee issues such as drug testing, rescue
doctrine, fireground search and seizure, and much more.
Detailed case summaries and examples from the
most significant disasters in fire service history - including the
9/11 attacks, the Worcester Cold Storage fire, the MGM Grand Hotel
fire, and more - help lend a real-life aspect to the legal topics at
hand.
An accompanying back-of-book
CD-ROM includes over 5,000 laws
from all 50 states that apply to the fire service, covering topics
such as line of duty injuries, residency requirements, and
liability. In addition, every arson law in the United States is
listed on this valuable CD, which is easily searchable and
navigated.
Features:
- Reader-friendly format allows
complex legal concerns to be easily understood
- Specific fire-related cases
provide a realistic framework for situations that
officers may face on the job
- Current cases help readers
keep pace with the latest laws affecting the fire
service
- Photos bring to life some of
the most traumatic fire events, highlighting
importance lessons learned and
the necessity of understanding fire law
- A back-of-book CD for
state-specific laws, links, and research provides
officers with additional reference material
- A broad range of information
on a variety of legal topics makes this a must-have
reference
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Contents:
Types and Sources of
Laws.
Courts and Court
Systems.
Types of Fire
Departments.
Administrative
Agencies.
Criminal Law.
Criminal Procedure.
Civil Liability
Issues.
Negligence.
Immunity from
Liability.
Contract Law and
Employment Issues.
Labor Law and
Collective Bargaining.
Employee Rights and
Discrimination.
Sexual Harassment
and Other Forms of Employment Discrimination.
Fair Labor, Family
Medical Leave, Residency and Drug Testing.
Public
Accountability Laws.
About the Author:
J. Curtis Varone has been in the fire
service for more than 33 years, with experience as a volunteer, paid
on-call, and career firefighter. He also has twenty years experience
as a practicing attorney representing firefighters and fire
departments.
Curt is currently a Deputy Assistant Chief and
shift commander with the Providence Fire Department in Providence,
Rhode Island. He is also an Adjunct Faculty member of the National
Fire Academy, Executive Fire Officer Program and of Providence
College's Fire Science program.
752 Pages -
8-1/2 x 11 in.
Hardcover
Copyright 2008
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