Section 4-31-503 - Part definitionsAs used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Authority" means the Tennessee local development authority;(2) "Emergency medical dispatcher" (EMD) has the same meaning as defined in § 68-140-302;(3) "Emergency medical services personnel" has the same meaning as defined in § 68-140-302;(4) "Equipment" includes, but is not limited to:(A) For firefighters, uniforms, fire engines and other vehicles, ladders, hooks, hoses, and all other equipment necessary for containing and extinguishing fires;(B) For law enforcement officers, uniforms, vehicles, weapons, holsters, handcuffs, restraints, batons, protective gear, and all other equipment necessary for the apprehension of suspects and criminals and the investigation and detection of crime;(C) For emergency medical services personnel, uniforms, vehicles, stretchers, medical devices, medical supplies, first aid kits, automatic external defibrillators, and all other equipment necessary for the provision of emergency care; and(D) For emergency communications dispatchers, uniforms, radios, antennas, base stations, call boxes, dispatch consoles, pagers, public safety systems, and all other equipment for the provision of emergency dispatching;(5) "Firefighter" means an individual employed by a local government as a member of the local government's fire department, or who is a volunteer firefighter, trained in firefighting and actively engaged in such work or subject to call for such firefighting prevention services;(6) "Law enforcement officer" means an individual employed by a local government as a member of the local government's law enforcement agency, and is trained and actively engaged in police work for the investigation into and detection of crime;(7) "Loan agreement" means a contractual relationship by and between a county and the authority pursuant to and in accordance with this part; and(8) "Public safety officer" means a law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical services personnel, or an emergency medical dispatcher.Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 378, s 3, eff. 5/11/2023.Acts 1986, ch. 846, § 14.