SWEENEY, J.
¶ 1 The public duty doctrine insulates a governmental entity from liability for acts or omissions when the duty is one owed to the public at large, as opposed to a specific individual. Here, a fire fighter working for a public fire district started a "backfire" that destroyed the plaintiffs' property. There is no showing that the district had any individualized duty to these landowners. We, therefore, affirm the summary dismissal of their claim based...
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