Common Accidents Involving Firefighters

If you are a firefighter and have been injured on the job, it is important that you seek legal advice. Being a firefighter is a dangerous job, but if you have been injured due to another person's negligence, you could be entitled to make an injury claim. There are many different ways in which firefighters can become injured. Some of the common accidents involving firefighters which can lead to making injury claims include the following:

Road Accidents

As part of their job, firefighters are mostly required to travel in fire service vehicles. If a road accident takes place in which a firefighter gets involved due to no fault, then an injury claim can be possible against the party responsible for the accident.

Training Exercise Injuries

A firefighter's job involves responding to emergency situations which includes protection of property and life by combating and extinguishing fires. But before they are ready to deal with real life situations, they are required to undergo training which is quite similar to the real life situations they will find themselves in during the course of their employment.

However, if the training exercises which they are required to undertake are not executed or planned properly, then it is likely that they can get involved in accidents and sustain injuries. If you have sustained training exercise injuries due to another person's negligence, it may be possible for you to pursue an injury claim.

Defective Equipment

The PPE or personal protective equipment is a crucial part of a firefighter's safety. Injuries can occur if firefighters have not been provided with suitable personal protective equipment or if a safety equipment is damaged or is missing. It is the responsibility of the employer to ensure that all safety equipment is well maintained. If there is negligence or failure on the part of the employer, then a claim can be made against the employer.

Operational Injuries

Injuries to firefighters can also occur during fireground operations. Every year, a large number of firefighters get injured on firegrounds and other operational incidences such as road traffic accidents. In such cases, injury claims can be made against the responsible parties. If the responsible party is the employer, a work injury claim can be made against the employer. If it is a negligent driver, a claim can be made against the insurers of the driver and if it is an occupier of a premise, then an injury claim may be possible against them.