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5th District Court of Appeals Ruling Affirms Government Immunity for Fire Departments
The 5th District Court of Appeals released a ruling that affirms government immunity for fire departments and townships, in connection with an accident in which a volunteer firefighter (Joe Tadijanac) lost both legs at a mutual aid scene in Richland County, after one tanker rolled forward into another, pinning him.
The appeals court ruling dismissed as a defendant the volunteer who drove the tanker that rolled forward. The 5th District panel concluded he may have been negligent, but was not involved in wanton misconduct.
A link to the court ruling itself can be found here.
