City of Rainsville v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

On July 4, 1994, Sidney Darrell Bowman, a volunteer firefighter for the City of Rainsville (the "City"), was involved in a motor vehicle accident while responding to a fire call. Bowman was driving his own vehicle and was proceeding along Highway 75 between Fyffe and Rainsville when he received the fire call over his radio. After informing the dispatcher of his location, Bowman was ordered to proceed to the fire station and to drive the fire truck to the location of the fire. Bowman placed a flashing red light on the roof of his vehicle and headed to the fire station. On the way, his vehicle…