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Utility Company Not Liable to Fire Captain Injured When Aerial Contacted Power Lines

The California Court of Appeals ruled today that a fire captain who suffered an electrical shock when his aerial ladder contacted high voltage lines at a fire scene is not entitled to damages from the electric company. Captain Scott T. Daniels of the Loma Linda Fire Department was seriously injured on May 25, 2014.

Curt Varone has over 45 years of fire service experience and 35 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. 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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