§ 9. Temporary total disability benefits. In the case of temporary
total disability the volunteer firefighter shall be paid one hundred
twenty-five dollars for each week during the continuance thereof;
provided, however, that when the volunteer firefighter is injured in the
line of duty on or after July first, nineteen hundred seventy-eight to
December thirty-first, nineteen hundred seventy-eight, said firefighter
shall receive one hundred eighty dollars per week during the continuance
thereof; and further provided, that when the volunteer firefighter is
injured in the line of duty on or after January first, nineteen hundred
seventy-nine to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-three, said
firefighter shall receive two hundred fifteen dollars per week during
the continuance thereof; and further provided, that when the volunteer
firefighter is injured in the line of duty on or after July first,
nineteen hundred eighty-three to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
eighty-four, said firefighter shall receive two hundred fifty-five
dollars per week during the continuance thereof; and further provided,
that when the volunteer firefighter is injured in the line of duty on or
after July first, nineteen hundred eighty-four to June thirtieth,
nineteen hundred eighty-five, said firefighter shall receive two hundred
seventy-five dollars per week during the continuance thereof; and
further provided, that when the volunteer firefighter is injured in the
line of duty on or after July first, nineteen hundred eighty-five to
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred ninety, said firefighter shall receive
three hundred dollars per week during the continuance thereof; and
further provided, that when the volunteer firefighter is injured in the
line of duty on or after July first, nineteen hundred ninety to June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred ninety-one, said firefighter shall receive
three hundred forty dollars per week during the continuance thereof; and
further provided, that when a volunteer firefighter is injured in the
line of duty on or after July first, nineteen hundred ninety-one to June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred ninety-two, said firefighter shall receive
three hundred fifty dollars per week during the continuance thereof; and
further provided, that when a volunteer firefighter is injured in the
line of duty on or after July first, nineteen hundred ninety-two to June
thirtieth, two thousand twenty-one, said firefighter shall receive four
hundred dollars per week during the continuance thereof; and further
provided, that when a volunteer firefighter is injured in the line of
duty on or after July first, two thousand twenty-one, said firefighter
shall receive six hundred fifty dollars per week during the continuance
thereof. Temporary total disability, within the meaning of this section,
shall exist only if the earning capacity of the volunteer firefighter
has been lost temporarily and totally as the result of the injury. In
case of temporary total disability and permanent partial disability both
resulting from the same injury, if the temporary total disability
continues for a longer period than the number of weeks set forth in the
following schedule, the period of temporary total disability in excess
of such number of weeks shall be added to the period provided in section
ten of this article: arm, thirty-two weeks; leg, forty weeks; hand,
thirty-two weeks; foot, thirty-two weeks; ear, twenty-five weeks; eye,
twenty weeks; thumb, twenty-four weeks; first finger, eighteen weeks;
great toe, twelve weeks; second finger, twelve weeks; third finger,
eight weeks; fourth finger, eight weeks; toe other than great toe, eight
weeks. In any case resulting in loss or partial loss of use of arm, leg,
hand, foot, ear, eye, thumb, finger or toe, where the temporary total
disability does not extend beyond the periods above mentioned for such
injury, benefits shall be limited to the schedule contained in section
ten of this article.