C.R.S. § 29-5-501

As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Employer” means a municipality, special district, fire authority, or county improvement district that employs one or more firefighters. “Employer” also means the division of fire prevention and control created in section 24-33.5-1201 . “Employer” does not include a power authority created pursuant to section 29-1-204 or a municipally owned utility. (2) “Firefighter” means a full- or part-time employee of an employer whose duties are directly involved with the provision of fire protection services and a volunteer firefighter as defined in section 31-30-1102 . “Firefighter” includes a person meeting this definition who provides volunteer services to a fire authority created by an intergovernmental agreement providing fire protection. (3) “Trust” means a multiple employer behavioral health trust described in section 10-3-903.5 (7)(e), established for the purposes of this part 5.