Subdivision 1. Scope. The terms used in this chapter have the meanings given them in this section.
Subd. 2. Fire department. "Fire department" means a regularly organized fire department, fire protection district, or fire company regularly charged with the responsibility of providing fire protection to the state or a local government and includes a private nonprofit fire department directly serving a local government. It does not include industrial fire brigades that do not have a fire department identification number issued by the state fire marshal.
Subd. 3. Firefighter. "Firefighter" means a volunteer, paid on-call, part-time, or full-time firefighter serving a general population within the boundaries of the state.
History:2000 c 344 s 1,4; 2005 c 110 s 1; 2005 c 136 art 9 s 14; 2007 c 140 art 3 s 6; art 13 s 4; 1Sp2019 c 5 art 7 s 1,2