Jurisprudential Analysis of the Responsibility of Fire Officers In the Legal System of Iran and England

Nowadays, due to the importance and necessity of the firefighting organization, the responsibility of the officers of this organization is discussed. Based on this, sometimes firemen may cause damage to others while performing their duties and removing its effects, and the responsibility for damages caused by public acts falls on the firemen when, according to Article 11 of the Civil Liability Law, they are responsible for the damage. If others are to blame, it means that their actions are intentional, with malice and due to carelessness. Therefore, his intentional fault from a career and professional point of view is the only reason that can justify his responsibility for compensation and establish the causal relationship between the damage. Since the principle is based on the good intentions of the firefighters, they should be exempted from responsibility even if possible. Also, their lack of responsibility can be justified based on jurisprudential rules such as beneficence, urgency, action, and warning. On the other hand, in English law, the responsibility of fire officers refers to a set of principles and rules in which the actions of these people are evaluated while performing their duties, and this responsibility can include physical injuries, financial damages, as well as the impact on public property and be private In this country, the liability of firefighters is examined in the context of civil and criminal law, and firefighters, as public officials, are obligated to maintain safety and therefore have responsibilities for their actions and decisions.