Do citizens ever sue fire departments, in the way patients sue physicians for malpractice? In particular, do property owners ever try to take fire departments to court, to claim that firefighters didn't perform well enough or such, and thus greater damage occurred??
I have never heard of such things, but it's a question that comes to mind from time to time, when I read forum and blog discussions about firefighting tactics. And when someone says "looks like they pushed the fire back in" or "they probably did more damage," the little lawyer in my head goes "yikes." (I decline to identify how many other little people might be in there, however...)
Or are there overarching laws or statutes that keep firefighters from such suits? Just curious...
mjl
I have never heard of such things, but it's a question that comes to mind from time to time, when I read forum and blog discussions about firefighting tactics. And when someone says "looks like they pushed the fire back in" or "they probably did more damage," the little lawyer in my head goes "yikes." (I decline to identify how many other little people might be in there, however...)
Or are there overarching laws or statutes that keep firefighters from such suits? Just curious...
mjl
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