ISBN-13: 9781593705763
Paperback
728 Pages
Legal Considerations for Fire & Emergency Services
by J Curtis Varone
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ISBN-139781593705763
ISBN-10159370576X
PublisherFire Engineering Books
Published2022-01-10
Edition4
LanguageEnglish
FormatPaperback
Pages728
About This Book
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