Assembly Bill A1020

Vetoed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes volunteer firefighters from other states to offer and provide their services to fire departments, districts and companies in this state

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A1020 - Details

Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §209-i, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9388
2017-2018: A7942

2015-A1020 - Summary

Authorizes volunteer firefighters from other states to offer and provide their services to fire departments, districts and companies in this state.

2015-A1020 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1020

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  authorizing
  volunteer firefighters from other states to provide assistance to fire
  departments, companies and districts in this state

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 1-a and 3 of section 209-i of  the  general
municipal  law,  subdivisions  1  and 3 as amended by chapter 967 of the
laws of 1965 and subdivision 1-a as amended by chapter 354 of  the  laws
of 1999, are amended to read as follows:
  1.  Whenever  a volunteer [fireman]FIREFIGHTER, WHETHER HE OR SHE IS A
RESIDENT OF THIS STATE OR ANOTHER  STATE,  is  within  this  state,  but
outside the area regularly served by the fire company or fire department
of  which  he  OR  SHE  is a member and has knowledge of a fire or other
emergency at or near the place where he OR SHE is for  the  time  being,
such  volunteer  [fireman]  FIREFIGHTER  may  report  to  the officer in
command of the paid or volunteer fire company or paid or volunteer  fire
department, or in command of one of the paid or volunteer fire companies
or  one of the paid or volunteer fire departments, engaged in the handl-
ing of any such fire or other emergency and,  on  an  individual  basis,
offer  his  OR  HER services to assist such fire company or fire depart-
ment. After his OR HER services are so accepted, the volunteer [fireman]
FIREFIGHTER shall then be entitled to all powers, rights, privileges and
immunities granted by law to volunteer [firemen] FIREFIGHTERS during the
time such services are rendered, in the same  manner  and  to  the  same
extent  as  if  he OR SHE were a volunteer member of the fire company or
fire department which he OR SHE is assisting, including  benefits  under
the volunteer [firemen's] FIREFIGHTER'S benefit law. Any such commanding
officer  shall  have  power,  in his OR HER discretion, to so accept the
services of a volunteer [fireman]  FIREFIGHTER  unless  the  legislative

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02180-01-5

co-Sponsors

2015-A1020A - Details

Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §209-i, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9388
2017-2018: A7942

2015-A1020A - Summary

Authorizes volunteer firefighters from other states to offer and provide their services to fire departments, districts and companies in this state.

2015-A1020A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1020--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GUNTHER, SKARTADOS, PALMESANO, FITZPATRICK --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments -- recom-
  mitted to the Committee on Local Governments in accordance with Assem-
  bly Rule 3, sec. 2 --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing
  volunteer firefighters from other states to provide assistance to fire
  departments, companies and districts in this state

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  209-i of the general municipal law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 1-c to read as follows:
  1-C. AN OUT-OF-STATE FIREFIGHTER WHO, BECAUSE OF A SECOND RESIDENCE OR
MILITARY SERVICE, IS REGULARLY IN AN AREA SERVED  BY  A  VOLUNTEER  FIRE
COMPANY  OR  FIRE DEPARTMENT MAY VOLUNTEER THEIR SERVICES ON AN ON-GOING
BASIS TO SUCH FIRE COMPANY OR FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSIST-
ING  SUCH  COMPANY  OR  DEPARTMENT'S  GENERAL  OR  EMERGENCY   AMBULANCE
SERVICES,  OR  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF ASSISTING SUCH FIRE COMPANY OR FIRE
DEPARTMENT AT A FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCY SCENE  OR  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF
TRAINING  WITH  SUCH FIRE COMPANY OR FIRE DEPARTMENT, PROVIDED THAT SUCH
COMPANY OR DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED  TO  ACCEPT  SUCH  SERVICES  BY  THE
LEGISLATIVE  BODY  OF THE CITY OR THE VILLAGE, THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMIS-
SIONERS OR OTHER GOVERNING BOARD OF THE FIRE DISTRICT, OR THE TOWN BOARD
OF THE TOWN IN RELATION TO (A)  THE  FIRE  COMPANIES  SERVING  TERRITORY
OUTSIDE  VILLAGES  AND  FIRE DISTRICTS OR (B) A TOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT, AS
THE CASE MAY BE. UPON APPLICATION BY AN OUT-OF-STATE FIREFIGHTER, A FIRE
COMPANY OR FIRE DEPARTMENT  SHALL  DETERMINE  WHETHER  THE  OUT-OF-STATE
FIREFIGHTER MEETS THE MINIMUM CERTIFICATIONS FOR ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THEIR
COMPANY  OR  DEPARTMENT  AND WHETHER THE OUT-OF-STATE FIRE-FIGHTER IS IN
GOOD STANDING WITH THE FIRE COMPANY OR DEPARTMENT IN WHICH THEY NORMALLY
SERVE. IF A VOLUNTEER  FIRE  COMPANY  OR  FIRE  DEPARTMENT  ACCEPTS  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02180-02-6

co-Sponsors

2015-A1020B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §209-i, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9388
2017-2018: A7942

2015-A1020B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes volunteer firefighters from other states to offer and provide their services to fire departments, districts and companies in this state.

2015-A1020B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1020--B
                                                            R. R. 36

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER,  SKARTADOS, PALMESANO, FITZPATRICK,
  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Local
  Governments  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Local Governments in
  accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules --  amended  on
  special order of third reading, ordered reprinted, retaining its place
  on the special order of third reading

AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing
  volunteer firefighters from other states to provide assistance to fire
  departments, companies and districts in this state

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  209-i of the general municipal law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 1-c to read as follows:
  1-C. AN OUT-OF-STATE FIREFIGHTER WHO, BECAUSE OF A SECOND RESIDENCE OR
MILITARY SERVICE, IS REGULARLY IN AN AREA SERVED  BY  A  VOLUNTEER  FIRE
COMPANY  OR  FIRE DEPARTMENT MAY VOLUNTEER THEIR SERVICES ON AN ON-GOING
BASIS TO SUCH FIRE COMPANY OR FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSIST-
ING  SUCH  COMPANY  OR  DEPARTMENT'S  GENERAL  OR  EMERGENCY   AMBULANCE
SERVICES,  OR  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF ASSISTING SUCH FIRE COMPANY OR FIRE
DEPARTMENT AT A FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCY SCENE  OR  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF
TRAINING  WITH  SUCH FIRE COMPANY OR FIRE DEPARTMENT, PROVIDED THAT SUCH
COMPANY OR DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED  TO  ACCEPT  SUCH  SERVICES  BY  THE
LEGISLATIVE  BODY  OF THE CITY OR THE VILLAGE, THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMIS-
SIONERS OR OTHER GOVERNING BOARD OF THE FIRE DISTRICT, OR THE TOWN BOARD
OF THE TOWN IN RELATION TO (A)  THE  FIRE  COMPANIES  SERVING  TERRITORY
OUTSIDE  VILLAGES  AND  FIRE DISTRICTS OR (B) A TOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT, AS
THE CASE MAY BE. UPON APPLICATION BY AN OUT-OF-STATE FIREFIGHTER, A FIRE
COMPANY OR FIRE DEPARTMENT  SHALL  DETERMINE  WHETHER  THE  OUT-OF-STATE
FIREFIGHTER MEETS THE MINIMUM CERTIFICATIONS FOR ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THEIR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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