Kapherr v. MFG Chemical, Inc.

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

In this damages action for asthmatic injuries caused when she responded as an emergency medical technician (EMT) to an accidental release of toxic chemicals, Terrie Melissa Kapherr and her husband appeal the trial court’s entry of judgment on the pleadings. They argue that the Fireman’s Rule (which precludes actions by public safety employees for injuries received as a result of the negligence causing the emergency to which they are responding) does not apply to EMTs generally and did not apply to her specific set of circumstances. Finding that the Fireman’s Rule…