Employee in fire protection activities
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
“Employee in fire protection activities” means an employee, including a firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical technician, rescue worker, ambulance personnel, or hazardous materials worker, who—
(1) is trained in fire suppression, has the legal authority and responsibility to engage in fire suppression, and is employed by a fire department of a municipality, county, fire district, or State; and
(2) is engaged in the prevention, control, and extinguishment of fires or response to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk.
Source
- 1999–present29 U.S.C. § 203Labor · Definitions · as used in this chapter
Employee in fire protection activities.—The term "employee in fire protection activities" means an employee employed as a firefighter (including a wildland firefighter), paramedic, emergency medical technician, rescue worker, ambulance personnel, or hazardous material worker who—
(A) is trained in fire suppression;
(B) has the legal authority and responsibility to engage in fire suppression;
(C) is engaged in the prevention, control, or extinguishment of fires or response to emergency situations in which life, property, or the environment is at risk, including the prevention, control, suppression, or management of wildland fires; and
(D) performs the activities described in subparagraph (C) as a primary responsibility of the job of the employee.
Source
- 2022–20265 U.S.C. § 8143bGovernment Organization and Employees · Employees in fire protection activities · in this section
The term “employee in fire protection activities” means an employee employed as a firefighter (including a wildland firefighter), paramedic, emergency medical technician, rescue worker, ambulance personnel, or hazardous material worker who—
(A) is trained in fire suppression;
(B) has the legal authority and responsibility to engage in fire suppression;
(C) is engaged in the prevention, control, or extinguishment of fires or response to emergency situations in which life, property, or the environment is at risk, including the prevention, control, suppression, or management of wildland fires; and
(D) performs the activities described in subparagraph (C) as a primary responsibility of the job of the employee.
Source
- 2026–present5 U.S.C. § 8143bGovernment Organization and Employees · Employees in fire protection activities · in this section