Section 13.29 Firefighters

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C. (§13.29) Firefighters

The status of firefighters while in the performance of their duties has been equated to that of an old rule licensee. But firefighters are in a different class from licensees because their right to enter onto premises is independent of any permission of the possessor of the property. As a matter of fact, a possessor of property has no right to exclude them. Firefighters enter upon premises under a license given by law primarily for the benefit of the public generally, although the possessor may also receive a benefit. Anderson v. Cinnamon, 282 S.W.2d 445 (Mo. banc 1955). Firefighters are not given a higher status because their entry...