is fire dept responsible for fire damages if they sbow up to fire with out having water?
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is fire dept responsible for fire damages if they sbow up to fire with out having water?
Last oct. my family lost everything due to our mobile home catching on
fire. In the fire report it states that they were told to stop to get
water on the way to fire but instead they went straight to fire. The
trailer park did not have a hydrant so it took about 7-9 min to get
water on trailer. before the fire dept showed up my dad was using
hose and had fire almost out but they made him stop
So my question is can we hold the fire dept or trailer park
responsible not for the fire but for not being prepared which cased us
a total loss?
Asked on March 21, 2018 under Real Estate Law, California
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
You can sue the fire department and the trailer park for negligence.
Negligence on the part of the fire department is the failure to exercise due care (that degree of care that a reasonable fire department would have exercised under the same or similar circumstances to prevent foreseeable harm).
Negligence on the part of the trailer park is the failure to exercise due care (that degree of care that a reasonable trailer park would have exercised under the same or similar circumstances to prevent foreseeable harm) ( having a hydrant).
You would file one lawsuit naming both the fire department and trailer park as defendants. Your damages (monetary compensation you are seeking in your lawsuit) would be the value of what you lost in the fire.
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