§ 2-12-16 - Compensation of emergency fire fighters. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 2-12-16

   § 2-12-16  Compensation of emergency firefighters. – Between the dates the state shall, upon vouchers approved by the director ofenvironmental management and out of the appropriation provided for by §2-11-11, pay fully, at the rate of the existing minimum wage per hour as set bythe minimum wage law, all persons not resident of the city or town or firedistrict where they are employed by the director in fighting a forest fire andpay, at a rate prescribed by the director for all equipment and supplies comingfrom outside the city or town or fire district where they are to be used andauthorized by the director in fighting forest fires but all other expensesshall be paid as provided in § 2-11-6. The expense of the authorizedrepresentatives of the director shall be paid out of the appropriationauthorized by § 2-11-11.