I had an interesting discussion with a chief when i asked about getting more smoke detectors to give away to needy homes and familys.
He informed me that the department had to stop because of liability issues
When i asked for specifics he said, if the fire department installs a smoke detector in a home and a fire occurs and the alarm does not work properly or if the battery in the device dies and is never replaced and somebody is hurt or killed, the department is liable. "because we installed it"
the second was that the department had to be "permitted" or "licensed" to install smoke detectors
I have never heard of such an occurance and i'm now laughing (but not too loud) because this is america and you can sue a ham sandwich (and win). has anyone else has to stop detector installs because of liability?
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