Does the fireman's rule preclude liability for reckless as and negligent conduct that requires the summoning of a firefighter or police officer?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Lipson v. Superior Court, 182 Cal.Rptr. 629, 31 Cal.3d 362, 644 P.2d 822 (Cal. 1982):

3 Hubbard found that the fireman's rule precludes liability for reckless as well as negligent conduct that requires the summoning of a firefighter or police officer. The court reasoned that the principles and policy considerations underlying the fireman's rule are equally applicable whether the defendant's conduct is reckless or negligent. (Id., at pp. 484-485, 620 P.2d 156; accord Holden v. Chunestudey (1980) 101 Cal.App.3d 959, 161 Cal.Rptr. 925.)

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