Stiefel v. City of Kent

¶1 — The provision of fire protection services is a governmental rather than a propriety function. The public duty doctrine therefore bars any claims for the negligent failure to supply water for fire fighting purposes *526or the negligent failure to enforce fire code provisions. Because appellants Russell and Bonnie Stiefel and United Services Automobile Association (the Stiefels) failed to establish any material factual dispute as to the application of the public duty doctrine, we affirm the trial court’s dismissal of their claims against the city of Kent, the Kent Fire Department, and the Kent…