Tag Archives: prescribed burn

Too Many Fire Law Headlines

It seems like each week I am only able to scratch the surface of the fire law news. This week is no exception, but I wanted to point out two additional noteworthy cases. The first involves the settlement of the city’s portion of the Kansas City, Missouri fatal apparatus accident case. The second case involves another firefighter being arrested while engaged in the performance of his duties by an overzealous cop.

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Utah Fire Department Sued By Insurer

An insurer who paid a fire loss claim to a Utah homeowner for damage that occurred to personal property and real estate from a wildland fire last year, has filed suit against the local fire department, the city, the county and the state claiming their failure to control and extinguish a prescribed burn led to the damage.

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