Firefighter definition

Firefighter means any regular, paid or volunteer, member of a lawfully constituted fire department of a municipal corporation, township, fire district, or village.
Firefighter means a member of an organized fire department, including a volunteer member or a member paid on call, who is responsible for, or is in a capacity that includes responsibility for, the extinguishment of fires, the directing of the extinguishment of fires, the prevention and detection of fires, and the enforcement of the general fire laws of this state. Firefighter does not include a person whose job description, duties, or responsibilities do not include direct involvement in fire suppression.
Firefighter means a participating member who is employed as a firefighter by a

Examples of Firefighter in a sentence

  • In cases where the combined total points are equal, the Firefighter with the most seniority shall prevail.

  • The City shall pay $125 bi-weekly to each Firefighter who is assigned to the HFD Rescue Division and Special Operations.

  • The City shall pay higher classification pay to a Firefighter who is required to perform the duties and responsibilities of a position or rank above that which he/she normally holds as specified in Texas Local Government Code 141.033(b) and/or 143.111, as applicable.

  • The City shall pay $125.00 for each bi-weekly pay period of actual assignment to each Firefighter of the Fire Department assigned by the Fire Chief or his designee to the Hazardous Materials Response Team when the Firefighter stabilizes or participates in the stabilization of hazardous material in an emergency.

  • Firefighters of the bargaining unit shall be allowed employee substitution or to trade time with Firefighters of equal rank or classification, or in any classification that the Firefighter is qualified to work (one (1) rank above that of the affected member), with the equivalent certification and completed the respective internships, if necessary.


More Definitions of Firefighter

Firefighter means a firefighter, whether paid or volunteer, of a lawfully constituted fire department.
Firefighter means an employee whose primary occupation with an employer as defined by Section 59-1302(16), Idaho Code, is that of preventing and extinguishing fires. A firefighter member for retirement purposes is an employee appointed to the position of fire chief by a city council but not eligible to be a “paid firefighter,” or the chief fire warden of a timber protective association, or is an employee of either the department of lands or of a timber protective association whose primary position and principal accountability in that position either requires direct supervision of employees engaged in the prevention, presuppression and suppression of wild land fires or requires the performance of those duties as the principal function of the position. A firefighter member for retirement purposes does not include an employee who may be required on occasion to engage in those functions as a secondary requirement of the position.
Firefighter means a person employed as a full-paid or part-paid firefighter by an employer.
Firefighter means an employee the duties of whose position includes work
Firefighter means either a permanent firefighter or a retained firefighter as defined in this clause.
Firefighter means a person who is: (A) Employed by any city, county, township or other political subdivision of the state and who is assigned to the fire department thereof and engaged in the fighting and extinguishment of fires and the protection of life and property therefrom; or (B) a volunteer member of a fire district, fire department or fire company.
Firefighter means a paid or volunteer firefighter.