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NY Gen Mun L § 204-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 10 - Firefighters and Police Officers 204-D - Duties of the Fire Chief.

§  204-d.  Duties  of  the  fire  chief.  The  fire  chief of any fire   department or company shall, in addition to any other duties assigned to   him by law or contract, to the extent reasonably possible  determine  or   cause  to  be  determined  the cause of each fire or explosion which the   fire department or company has been called to suppress.  He  shall  file   with  the office of fire prevention and control a report containing such   determination and any additional information  required  by  such  office   regarding  the  fire  or  explosion.  The  report  shall  be in the form   designated by such office. He shall contact or cause to be contacted the   appropriate investigatory authority if he has reason to believe the fire   or explosion is of incendiary or suspicious origin. For all  fires  that   are  suspected to have been ignited by a cigarette, within fourteen days   after completing the investigation into such fire, the fire chief  shall   forward  to  the  office  of  fire  prevention  and  control information   detailing, to the extent possible: (a) the specific brand and  style  of   the  cigarette  suspected  of  having ignited such fire; (b) whether the   cigarette package was marked as required by subdivision six  of  section   one  hundred  fifty-six-c of the executive law; and (c) the location and   manner in which such cigarette was purchased.
NY Gen Mun L § 204-DD (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 10 - Firefighters and Police Officers 204-DD - Qualifications of a Fire Chief.

§  204-dd. Qualifications of a fire chief. No person shall be eligible   for appointment or election as the fire chief, or any title or rank that   includes the duties of the chief, in any fire department or fire company   with six or more paid firefighters, unless he or she meets  requirements   as established by the most recently developed recommended best practices   for  incident  commanders  adopted  by  the  New  York state division of   homeland security and emergency services, office of fire prevention  and   control.  The  state  fire  administrator  shall  promulgate  rules  and   regulations based upon requirements established  pursuant  to  the  most   recently  developed  recommended best practices for incident commanders.   For the purpose of this section,  the  term  firefighter  shall  mean  a   member of a fire department whose duties include fire service as defined   in paragraph d of subdivision eleven of section three hundred two of the   retirement  and  social security law and has been assigned by his or her   department as an interior firefighter.
NY Gen Mun L § 204-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 10 - Firefighters and Police Officers 204-E - Unauthorized Destruction of Property.

§  204-e.  Unauthorized  destruction  of  property.  No  individual or   corporation having a possessory or proprietary interest in a building or   motor vehicle within the meaning of section  150.05  of  the  penal  law   shall  ignite  a  fire  or  cause an explosion in such building or motor   vehicle without the prior written permission of the chief of  the  local   department  or fire company with the responsibility to respond to a fire   call, or the chief's designee.
NY Gen Mun L § 204-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 10 - Firefighters and Police Officers 204-F - Plan for Hazardous Materials Incidents Response.

§   204-f.   Plan  for  hazardous  materials  incidents  response.  In   accordance  with  rules  and   regulations   promulgated   pursuant   to   subdivision  eight  of  section  two hundred nine-e of this chapter, the   governing body of a county, except a county wholly  contained  within  a   city,  and  the  governing  body  of  a city in which a county is wholly   contained shall develop a plan for fire service  response  to  hazardous   materials  incidents. Such plan shall be submitted to the office of fire   prevention and control for approval. No plan shall be approved unless it   provides for the coordination of fire service resources consistent  with   guidelines established by the office.
NY Gen Mun L § 204-G (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 10 - Firefighters and Police Officers 204-G - Restrictions on the Use of Firefighting Foam Containing Pfas Chemicals.

§  204-g. Restrictions on the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals. 1. As used in this section:  (a) "Class B firefighting foam" means  foams  designed  to  extinguish ignitable liquid fires.  (b)  "Ignitable liquid fire" shall have the same meaning as defined in paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section three  hundred  ninety-one-u of the general business law.  (c) "Local governments" includes any county, city, town, village, fire district,  fire company as defined in section two hundred four-a of this article, regional fire protection authority, or  other  special  purpose district that provides firefighting services.  (d)   "Perfluoroalkyl   and   polyfluoroalkyl   substances"  or  "PFAS chemicals" shall have the same meaning as defined in  paragraph  (f)  of subdivision  one  of  section  three hundred ninety-one-u of the general business law.   2. No local government shall discharge or otherwise use  for  training purposes  class  B  firefighting  foam that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS chemicals).
NY Gen Mun L § 205-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 10 - Firefighters and Police Officers 205-B - Relief of Volunteer Firefighters Engaged in the Performance of Duty as Such Firefighters From Civil Liability and Liability of Fire Districts for The

§  205-b.  Relief of volunteer firefighters engaged in the performance   of duty as such firefighters from civil liability and liability of  fire   districts  for  the  acts  of  volunteer  firefighters.  Members of duly   organized volunteer fire companies in this state  shall  not  be  liable   civilly  for  any  act  or acts done by them in the performance of their   duty  as  volunteer  firefighters,  except  for  wilful  negligence   or   malfeasance.  Nothing  in  this  section  contained  shall in any manner   affect the liability imposed upon cities, towns and villages by sections   fifty-a and fifty-b of this chapter, but fire districts created pursuant   to law shall be liable for the negligence of volunteer firefighters duly   appointed to serve therein in the operation of  vehicles  owned  by  the   fire district upon the public streets and highways of the fire district,   provided  such  volunteer  firefighters,  at the time of any accident or   injury,  were  acting  in  the  discharge  of  their  duties.  Judgments   recovered  against  a  fire  district  pursuant to this section shall be   levied upon the taxable property of such district in the same manner  as   moneys raised for the support of the district.
NY Gen Mun L § 205-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 10 - Firefighters and Police Officers 205-C - Payments Pending Controversies Where Volunteer Firefighters Are Killed or Injured.

§  205-c.  Payments pending controversies where volunteer firefighters   are killed or injured. In order to provide for  the  prompt  payment  of   benefits  under sections two hundred five and two hundred nine-a of this   article, and under the workers' compensation law,  where  such  benefits   are conceded to be due to any person because of the death of or injuries   to  a  volunteer  firefighter  but  controversy exists as to which city,   village, town or fire district is liable for the  payment  thereof,  the   municipalities  and  districts  involved  in  such controversy and their   insurance carriers, if any, may agree that  any  one  or  more  of  such   municipalities  or  districts  or  its  insurance  carrier shall pay the   benefits to, or in relation to, the person conceded to  be  entitled  to   such   benefits  without  waiting  for  a  final  determination  of  the   controversy, and may carry out the  provisions  of  such  an  agreement.   Notwithstanding  any such payment, any party to the agreement may seek a   final determination of the controversy in the same  manner  as  if  such   payment  had  not  been made. After a final determination the parties to   the agreement shall make  any  necessary  and  proper  reimbursement  to   conform  to  the  determination.  The  term  "insurance carrier" as used   herein  shall  mean  an  insurance   company,   or   a   county   mutual   self-insurance  plan  in  accordance with subdivision three-a of section   fifty of the workers' compensation law,  or  any  plan  which  shall  be   provided for by law in amendment of or substitution for such a plan.
NY Gen Mun L § 205-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 10 - Firefighters and Police Officers 205-D - Relief From Civil Liability for Acts or Omissions by Fire Wardens in the City of New York.

§  205-d.  Relief  from  civil liability for acts or omissions by fire   wardens in the city of New York. After being trained by a certified fire   safety director, any person designated to serve  as  a  fire  warden  or   deputy  fire warden in any structure classified as an office building by   law or otherwise in the city of New York shall not be liable for damages   for injuries, death or property  damage  alleged  to  have  occurred  by   reason of an act or omission in the performance of any duty contained in   a fire safety plan unless it is established that such injuries, death or   property  damage was caused by gross negligence on the part of such fire   warden or deputy fire warden.
NY Gen Mun L § 205-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 10 - Firefighters and Police Officers 205-F - Removal of Civil Liability Barriers.

§  205-f.  Removal  of  civil  liability  barriers.  1.  (a) Liability protection. (1) A fire company or political subdivision  as  defined  in section  three  of  the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, including a person acting as an agent thereof,  that  acts  reasonably  in  donating qualified  fire  control  or  fire  rescue equipment to a volunteer fire company shall not be liable in civil damages under  any  state  law  for personal  injuries,  property  damage, or death proximately caused after the donation by a defect in the equipment.  (2) Any state or local agency, including a person acting as  an  agent of   such   an   agency,  that  acts  reasonably  in  administering  the distribution of qualified fire control or fire  rescue  equipment  to  a volunteer  fire  company  or political subdivision as defined in section three of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, shall  not  be  liable for  civil  damages  under any state law for personal injuries, property damage, or death proximately caused after the distribution by  a  defect in the equipment.  (b)   Exceptions  to  liability  protection.  Paragraph  (a)  of  this subdivision shall not apply to a person or agency if:  (1) the defect that proximately causes the  injury,  damage,  or  loss resulted  from  an  act  or  omission  of  the  person  or  agency, that constitutes  malice,  gross  negligence,  recklessness,  or  intentional misconduct;  (2)  the  person  or  agency is the manufacturer of the qualified fire control or fire rescue equipment; or  (3) the person or agency modified or altered the  equipment  after  it had  been  recertified  by  an  authorized  technician  as  meeting  the manufacturer's specifications.   2. For the purposes of this section the following  words  and  phrases shall have the following meanings:  (a)  "Person"  means  any  individual  and  any  governmental or other entity.  (b) "Qualified fire control or rescue equipment" means fire control or fire rescue  equipment  that  has  been  recertified  by  an  authorized technician  as  meeting  the  manufacturer's specifications and has been distributed through a state  or  local  agency  to  the  volunteer  fire company.  (c) "Authorized technician" means a technician that has been certified by  the manufacturer of fire control or fire rescue equipment to inspect such equipment. The technician need not be  employed  by  the  state  or local  agency administering the distribution of the fire control or fire rescue equipment.
NY Gen Mun L § 206 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 10 - Firefighters and Police Officers 206 - Certificate to Police Officers and Firefighters; Free Transportation; Use of Telegraph Lines and Telephones.

§   206.   Certificate  to  police  officers  and  firefighters;  free   transportation; use of telegraph lines and telephones. The mayor of each   city of this state and the mayor of each incorporated village may issue,   under the seal of  his  or  her  office,  to  each  police  officer  and   firefighter  appointed  by the duly-constituted authorities of such city   or village, a certificate of the appointment and qualification  of  such   police  officer  and firefighter as such, and specifying the duration of   his or her term of office; and it shall thereupon be the duty  of  every   street surface and elevated railroad company carrying on business within   such  city  or  village,  to  transport  every  such  police officer and   firefighter free of charge while he or she is traveling in the course of   the performance of the duties of his or her office. Every  telegraph  or   telephone company engaged in business within such city or village, shall   afford  to  such police officer and firefighter the use of its telegraph   lines or telephones for the purpose of making and receiving reports  and   communications  in  the course of the performance of his or her official   duties.
NY Gen Mun L § 206-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 10 - Firefighters and Police Officers 206-A - Penalty for Improper Use of Certificates.

§  206-a.  Penalty  for  improper  use  of  certificates. Every police   officer and firefighter who shall permit any other  person  to  use  the   certificate  issued  to  him  or her as provided by the last section, or   shall present or make use of the same, except while acting in the course   of the performance of his or her official duties, or who shall use  such   certificate  after  the  expiration  of his or her term of office or his   resignation  or  removal  therefrom,  shall  be  deemed  guilty   of   a   misdemeanor.
NY Gen Mun L § 206-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 10 - Firefighters and Police Officers 206-B - Exemption of Benefits Payable Under Blanket Accident Insurance Covering Volunteer Firefighters.

§   206-b.  Exemption  of  benefits  payable  under  blanket  accident   insurance covering volunteer firefighters. Not only shall  the  benefits   payable  or  allowable  under  any  blanket accident insurance policy or   contract purchased (1) by a fire department  pursuant  to  section  four   thousand  two  hundred  thirty-seven  of  the insurance law, or (2) by a   municipal corporation or fire district pursuant to any general,  special   or  local law, to insure active volunteer firefighters against injury or   death resulting from bodily injuries sustained by such  firefighters  in   the  performance of their duties be exempt from execution as provided in   subsection (c) of section three  thousand  two  hundred  twelve  of  the   insurance law, but also any benefits payable or allowable under any such   policy  or  contract  in  the event of the death of an insured volunteer   firefighter shall be exempt from execution for the purpose of satisfying   any debt or liability of the beneficiary designated  in  the  policy  or   contract,  or  in  the event that the insured volunteer firefighter is a   minor shall be exempt from execution for the purpose of  satisfying  any   debt  or  liability  of  the  person  to  whom such benefits are payable   pursuant  to  subsection  (b)  of  section  four  thousand  two  hundred   thirty-seven of the insurance law.
NY Gen Mun L § 207 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 10 - Firefighters and Police Officers 207 - Hospitalization of Members of Fire Departments in Certain Cities.

§  207.  Hospitalization  of  members  of  fire departments in certain   cities. Paid members of the fire department of any city  of  this  state   having  a  population  of one million or more who shall be injured while   actually employed in the discharge of  duty  or  who,  as  a  result  of   illness  traceable  directly  to  the  performance  of duty, shall, when   certified by the fire chief or commissioner, be received by any  public,   private  or semi-private hospital for care and treatment in semi-private   patient facilities or accommodations. The  bill  for  such  semi-private   patient   facilities   or  accommodations,  including  charges,  at  the   prevailing semi-private patient rates, for necessary nursing, laboratory   tests, X-ray examinations and physical therapy, when  certified  by  the   superintendent  or  other person in charge of such hospital and approved   by the fire chief or commissioner, be paid by the  city  in  which  such   fire department is located.Nothing  in  this  section  shall be construed as excluding an injured   member from being received in a ward accommodation in an  emergency,  if   semi-private accommodations are not available at a hospital.Notwithstanding any provision of law contrary thereto contained herein   or   elsewhere,  a  cause  of  action  shall  accrue  to  the  city  for   reimbursement in such sum or sums actually paid for medical or  hospital   treatment,  as against any third party against whom a member of the fire   department shall have a cause of action for the injuries sustained.Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,  a  provider  of   medical  treatment or hospital care furnished pursuant to the provisions   of this section shall not collect or attempt  to  collect  reimbursement   for  such  treatment or care from any such member of the fire department   of any such city.
NY Gen Mun L § 207-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 10 - Firefighters and Police Officers 207-B - Additional Retirement Benefits for Certain Firefighters in Cities.

§  207-b.  Additional  retirement benefits for certain firefighters in   cities. 1. As used in this section:a. "Final compensation" means the average annual salary or  wages  for   services  as  a  firefighter  earned from the date of his or her minimum   period to the date of his or her retirement.b. " Firefighter" means a paid officer  or  member  of  the  uniformed   force of the fire department of a city.c.  "Minimum  period"  means  a  fixed number of years of service as a   firefighter specified in a plan or option elected by him  or  her  as  a   necessary  prerequisite  for  a  pension  or  retirement  allowance upon   retirement from such service.2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any  general,  special  or  local   law,  charter  or  administrative  code and in lieu of any lesser amount   thereby prescribed, in the event a firefighter has served  as  such  for   his or her minimum period and thereafter continues in such service, upon   his  or  her subsequent retirement for any cause whatsoever, there shall   be added to the amount of the annual pension or retirement allowance  to   which  he or she was entitled upon such retirement, an additional amount   computed at the rate of one-sixtieth of his or  her  final  compensation   for each year of such additional service.3.  The  provisions  of this section shall not apply to members of the   New York state and local police and fire retirement system.
NY Gen Mun L § 207-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 10 - Firefighters and Police Officers 207-D - Additional Retirement Benefits for Certain Police Officers in Cities and Certain Villages.

§ 207-d. Additional retirement benefits for certain police officers in   cities and certain villages. 1. As used in this section:a.  "Final  compensation" means the average annual salary or wages for   services as a police officer earned from the date of his or her  minimum   period to the date of his or her retirement.b.  "Police  officer"  means a paid officer or member of the uniformed   force of the police department of a city or of  any  village  which  has   elected  to  make  the benefits provided under this section available to   the paid officers or members of its police department or force.c. "Minimum period" means a fixed number of  years  of  service  as  a   police  officer specified in a plan or option elected by him or her as a   necessary prerequisite  for  a  pension  or  retirement  allowance  upon   retirement from such service.2.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of any general, special or local   law, charter or administrative code and in lieu  of  any  lesser  amount   thereby prescribed, in the event a police officer has served as such for   his or her minimum period and thereafter continues in such service, upon   his  or  her subsequent retirement for any cause whatsoever, there shall   be added to the amount of the annual pension or retirement allowance  to   which  he or she was entitled upon, such retirement an additional amount   computed at the rate of one-sixtieth of his or  her  final  compensation   for each year of such additional service.3.  The  provisions  of this section shall not apply to members of the   New York state and local police and fire retirement system.