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Fireman's rule
Last modified: Thu Feb 23 16:37:37 2006
This rule, in jurisdictions which accept it, states that people who are employed as
rescuers in a professional capacity -- fireman, coastguards, etc., -- have no action
in negligence against people who create the danger they seek to alleviate.
There is no fireman's rule in English law: a fireman who is injured while rescuing
a person from a fire that was caused negligently can sue the person who caused the fire.
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