Section 32-6-270 "Fire fighter" and "retired volunteer fire fighter" defined. - Alabama Statutes

Section 32-6-270

"Fire fighter" and "retired volunteer fire fighter" defined.

(a) As used in this division, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: "Fire fighter" means a current member or members of, or a retired member or members from, a paid, part-paid or volunteer fire department of a city, town, county or other subdivision of the state or civilian federal fire fighters or of a public corporation organized for the purpose of providing water, water systems, fire protection services or fire protection facilities in the state; and such words shall include the chief, assistant chief, wardens, engineers, captains, firemen and all other officers and employees of such departments who actually engage in fire fighting or in rendering first aid in case of drownings or asphyxiation at the scene of action.

(b) As used in this division, the term "retired volunteer fire fighter" means someone that has retired from performing the required duties of a fire fighter on a voluntary basis at a certified volunteer fire department, wherein, those duties were performed for at least 10 years and said person has attained the age of 55 years old.

(Acts 1982, No. 82-550, p. 909, §1; Acts 1989, No. 89-917, p. 1815, §1; Acts 1991, No. 91-579, p. 1066, §1.)