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4. Do firemen have a legal duty to go into burning homes? Did the firemen and women of 911

Fri May 27, 2022, 01:48 PM

May 2022

have a legal duty to run into buildings to save people? Am I conflating two different things?

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"It's like a fireman not going into a building because they might get burned," [View all] Ferrets are Cool May 2022 OP

Their job is to protect capital n/t hibbing May 2022 #2

yep WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #3

. WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #7

Thanks Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #10

Every Father I know would have gone in the school and pwb May 2022 #5

So would every mother. BlackSkimmer May 2022 #9

police training for such incidents iemanja May 2022 #6

Or like healthcare workers Jilly_in_VA May 2022 #8

They will go in and save pets! This is an excellent analogy. gldstwmn May 2022 #11