Ambulance’s Fire Extinguisher’s Discharge Leads to Illinois Suit

Posted by: Curt Varone September 24, 2015 1 Comment

A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of an Illinois woman who was injured when an ambulance’s fire extinguisher discharged.

Rachelle Kunke was injured when a fire extinguisher on a Kurtz Ambulance Service medi-van “discharged part or all of its contents causing Kunke to be exposed to the contents of the fire extinguisher.”

However, Kunke did not file the suit. Rather, Insurance Program Managers Group and Presence Villa Franciscan Rehabilitation Center filed the lawsuit against Kurtz Ambulance Service on a subrogation claim. IPMG and Presence Villa paid for Kunke’s “temporary total disability and medical expenses.”

The suit was filed Monday in Will County Court and names Kurtz Ambulance Service, Inc., United Technologies Corporation, Buckley Fire Equipment and Amerex Corp.

The complaint is not available. Here is more on the story.

About Curt Varone

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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