§ 209-c. Fire police squads of fire departments and fire companies.
The authorities having control of fire departments and fire companies
may organize within such departments or companies fire police squads
composed of volunteer firefighters who are members of such departments
or companies. Members of fire police squads, so organized, at such times
as the fire department, fire company or an emergency rescue and first
aid squad of the fire department or fire company are on duty, or when,
on orders of the chief of the fire department or fire company of which
they are members, they are separately engaged in response to a call for
assistance pursuant to the provisions of section two hundred nine of
this article, shall have the powers of and render service as peace
officers. A member of a fire police squad shall take an oath of office
as a fire police officer in the following form: "I do solemnly swear (or
affirm) that I will support the constitution of the United States, and
the constitution of the State of New York, and that I will faithfully
discharge the duties of the office of fire police officer of the
....................... fire company (or fire department), according to
the best of my ability." Such oath shall be filed in the office of the
city clerk in the case of a firefighter of a fire company or fire
department in a city, in the office of the village clerk in the case of
a firefighter of a fire company or fire department in a village, and in
the office of the town clerk in all other cases. Notwithstanding any
other provision of law to the contrary, a member of a fire police squad
shall have satisfied any requirement for training as provided by any
general or local law if the person has satisfactorily completed a
training course offered by the state office of fire prevention and
control, or an equivalent course as approved by the state office of fire
prevention and control.