Gabriel v. Bauman

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Responding to an emergency, a volunteer firefighter speeding on his way to the fire station struck a vehicle crossing an intersection, injuring the plaintiff and his passenger. In the suit against the firefighter and his local fire district, plaintiff alleged that the firefighter’s conduct was willful, wanton, and reckless and that the fire department negligently trained the firefighter and inadequately equipped the firefighter’s vehicle. The circuit court dismissed the suit on summary judgment, ruling as a matter of law that there was insufficient evidence the…