N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 215.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 215.2 - Definitions

For the purposes of this Part:

(a) Authority having Jurisdiction shall mean the governmental body which possesses the legal responsibility for providing fire protection as follows:

(1) for a fire district and joint fire district it shall mean the board of fire commissioners;

(2) for a village it shall mean the village board of trustees;

(3) for a fire protection district, it shall mean the town board that contracts to provide fire protection; and

(4) for a city it shall mean the governing body vested with such power.

(b) Fire Chief shall mean the person that is the top executive rank or commanding officer of the Fire Department, including any person acting-as or temporarily performing the duties of that role.

(c) Fire Department shall have the same meaning as "fire company," as defined and used in section 200-aa of the General Municipal Law, and accordingly shall mean:

(1) a fire company of a county, city, town, village or fire district fire department, whether or not any such company has been incorporated under any general or special law;

(2) a fire corporation incorporated under or subject to the provisions of article ten of the Membership Corporations Law, which is not included within paragraph (1) above, if such corporation is by law under the general control of, or recognized as a fire corporation by, the governing board of a city, town, village or fire district; or

(3) a fire corporation incorporated under, or established pursuant to the provision of, any general or special law, which is not included within paragraphs (1) and (2) above, if such corporation is by law under the general control of, or recognized as a fire corporation by, the governing board of a city, town, village or fire district or Indian reservation.

(d) Local Fire Training Stipend shall mean payment of a nominal fee to a Volunteer Firefighter of a stipend by their Fire Department for the completion of certain firefighter training, as identified and published by OFPC.

(e) Member in Good Standing shall mean a firefighter that is responding to emergency incidents, attends meetings and training sessions, and meets the minimum qualifications, as determined by the Authority having Jurisdiction over the Fire Department.

(f) OFPC shall mean the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Office of Fire Prevention and Control.

(g) State Fire Training Course shall mean a specific training course developed, sponsored, or authorized by OFPC or its designated representatives.

(h) State Fire Training Stipend shall mean payment of a nominal fee by OFPC to a Volunteer Firefighter of a stipend for the completion of certain firefighter training, as identified and published by OFPC.

(i) Volunteer Firefighter shall mean an active volunteer member of a Fire Department.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 215.2

Adopted New York State Register March 6, 2024/Volume XLVI, Issue 10, eff. 3/6/2024