Problem
Fire Law- Contract Law and Employment Issues
A. Define consideration and explain how it relates to mutuality.
B. What is the difference between actual and apparent authority?
C. How does due diligence related to authority to enter into a sales contract for the purchase of a new fire truck?
D. What are the consequences to a homeowner who "increases the hazard" to her property?
E. Explain how the principle of exclusivity provides the equivalent of immunity protection. Who has the benefit of the immunity?
F. Identify at least six issues that should be addressed in mutual aid agreements.
G. What is the difference between a mutual aid agreement and a mutual aid pact?
H. Does the fire chief of a municipal fire department have the authority to enter into a mutual aid agreement?
I. If a firefighter who resigns later seeks to rescind the resignation, claiming that he resigned under duress, what must he prove?
J. If a full evidentiary hearing is required as part of the disciplinary process for a firefighter in order to satisfy due process, what exactly is required?