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9-3-17
Section 9-3-17 Certification as volunteer fire department. (a) The term volunteer fire department
shall apply to and be used to define an organized group of area residents who meet the following
requirements for personnel, training, and equipment: (1) The group shall be organized and
incorporated under the laws of the State of Alabama as a nonprofit organization or as an authority
of a municipality, fire district, or other legal subdivision. The group shall actively respond
to fires and other emergencies and shall have a clearly defined coverage area recognized by
the Alabama Forestry Commission and the county fire association where the group is located
as the primary fire protection provider for the coverage area. The group shall be comprised
of not less than four members and shall provide monthly emergency response reports to the
commission. All persons who are members of the group shall be known as volunteer fire fighters,
and shall have been qualified as such by participating in...
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36-30-50
Section 36-30-50 Supplemental insurance coverage for firefighters with cancer. (a) For the
purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CANCER.
Includes bladder, blood, brain, breast, cervical, esophageal, intestinal, kidney, lymphatic,
lung, prostate, rectum, respiratory tract, skin, testicular, and thyroid cancer, leukemia,
multiple myeloma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. (2) CAREER FIREFIGHTER.
Any person employed with the state, a county or municipal government, an airport authority,
or a fire district who has obtained certification as a firefighter through and as defined
by the Alabama Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission, or a firefighter
employed by the Alabama Forestry Commission who has been certified by the State Forester as
having met the wild land firefighter training standard of the National Wildfire Coordinating
Group, and is offered typical employment benefits, including health insurance...
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45-2-242
Section 45-2-242 Levy of tax; disposition of funds. (a) In addition to any other taxes levied
and collected in Baldwin County, there is hereby levied, and shall be collected, a one and
one-half mill ad valorem tax on all property located in Baldwin County. (b)(1) The net proceeds
of the tax herein levied shall be equally distributed among the qualified existing and subsequently
formed county volunteer, municipal fire departments, and volunteer municipal fire departments
which are qualified. A qualified department is one which is certified and incorporated and
has a Class 9 Insurance Service Office (I.S.O.) or higher rating, and which maintains such
Class 9 I.S.O. classification or better. Nonqualified departments shall become qualified by
meeting the following requirements: a. Noncertified departments shall become certified within
one year after agreeing to certification; b. A certified department shall receive a Class
9 I.S.O. rating or better within two years after seeking such...
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45-31-242.06
Section 45-31-242.06 Disposition of funds. The proceeds from the tax hereby authorized, less
the actual cost of collection not to exceed five percent shall be paid by the State Department
of Revenue to the Geneva County Commission to be used for the purposes of fire protection
in Geneva County; and more specifically, for the benefit of those volunteer fire departments
being certified by the Forestry Commission of the State of Alabama or any association or group
composed of such volunteer departments certified by the Forestry Commission. These funds shall
be payable on a quarterly or monthly basis and shall be expended solely for purposes of fire
protection, prevention, fire safety, education, and in order to encourage a strong volunteer
firefighters network in Geneva County, Alabama. (Act 87-415, p. 611, ยง7.)...
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9-3-19
Section 9-3-19 Donation of fire control property. (a) As used in this section, the term "fire
control or fire rescue equipment" includes, but is not limited to, a motor vehicle, fire
fighting tools, protective gear, breathing equipment, and other vehicles, supplies, and tools
used in fire fighting or fire rescue. (b) Any person, corporation, partnership, association,
or governmental entity may donate or give away used or obsolete fire control or fire rescue
equipment to the Alabama Forestry Commission for its use or for distribution to certified
volunteer fire departments. Any person, corporation, partnership, association, or governmental
entity that donates fire control or fire rescue equipment shall not be liable for civil damages
for personal injury, property damage, or death resulting from a defect in the equipment, if
the property was donated in good faith and the defect was unknown to the person making the
donation. The Alabama Forestry Commission and its commissioners and other...
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36-27-59
Section 36-27-59 Award of hazardous duty time; purchase of credit under Employees' or Teachers'
Retirement System. (a) When used in this section, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) CORRECTIONAL OFFICER. A full-time
correctional officer who is certified as a correctional officer by the Alabama Peace Officers'
Standards and Training Commission. (2) FIREFIGHTER. A full-time firefighter employed with
the State of Alabama, a municipal fire department, or a fire district who has a level one
minimum standard certification by the Firefighters Personnel Standards and Education Commission,
or a firefighter employed by the Alabama Forestry Commission who has been certified by the
State Forester as having met the wild land firefighter training standard of the National Wildfire
Coordinating Group. (3) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. A full-time law enforcement officer, not
covered as a state policeman, employed with any state agency,...
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45-24-241.05
Section 45-24-241.05 Expense of funds; financial statement. Funds paid to eligible volunteer
fire departments shall only be expended for fire protection and emergency medical and rescue
services, including training, supplies, and equipment. The funds may also be expended to purchase
liability insurance to insure coverage of acts or omission which are directly related to the
functions of a volunteer fire department which are committed by a volunteer fire department
or the personnel of a volunteer fire department, or both. The funds may not be expended for
salaries, food, drink, social activities, or fund-raising activities. After receiving funds,
the volunteer fire departments shall keep accurate records to verify that the funds were properly
expended. By September 15th of each year, the department shall file a financial statement
with the county association and the county commission detailing the expenditure of all funds
during the previous 12 months. The filing shall also account for...
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45-27-245.33
Section 45-27-245.33 Disposition of funds. The proceeds of the revenue accruing from the additional
privilege and license tax, consumers' use tax, and sellers' use tax levied by Section 45-27-245.31
shall be distributed and used as follows: (1) Thirty percent of the net proceeds collected
shall be distributed to the duly recognized volunteer fire departments or rescue squads, or
both, in the unincorporated areas of the county. Only volunteer fire departments properly
certified by the Alabama Forestry Commission and members of the Escambia County Volunteer
Fire Departments Association shall be eligible to receive the proceeds and use them as follows:
a. Each eligible department shall receive an equal portion of the proceeds. Each department
in the Escambia County Volunteer Fire Departments Association shall send one voting delegate
to a meeting of the association to be held no later than 30 days after May 1, 2004, to vote
on whether the member departments shall provide financial support...
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45-17-140
Section 45-17-140 Fire protection service fee. (a) The provisions of this section shall apply
only to those portions of Colbert County located outside the corporate boundaries of the Cities
of Tuscumbia, Sheffield, and Muscle Shoals. (b) The Legislature hereby declares that volunteer
fire departments that receive funds pursuant to this section are organizations which are public
in nature, as they protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the county.
(c)(1) There is hereby levied on the owner of each dwelling and on the owner of each building
or commercial building or facility located in those portions of Colbert County located outside
the corporate boundaries of the Cities of Tuscumbia, Sheffield, and Muscle Shoals a fire protection
service fee of fifty dollars ($50) per year. (2) For the purposes of this section a dwelling
shall be defined as any building, structure, or other improvement to real property used or
expected to be used as a dwelling or residence for one...
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45-21-242.09
Section 45-21-242.09 Eligible fire departments and rescue squads - Use of funds. Funds paid
to eligible fire departments and rescue squads shall only be expended for fire protection
and emergency medical and rescue services including training, supplies, and equipment. The
funds may also be expended to purchase liability insurance to insure coverage of acts or omissions
which are directly related to the functions of a fire department or rescue squad which are
committed by a fire department or rescue squad or the personnel of a fire department or rescue
squad. The funds may not be expended for food, drink, social activities, fund-raising activities,
or salaries. After receiving funds, the fire departments and rescue squads shall keep accurate
records to verify that the funds were properly expended. By September 15 of each year, the
fire departments and rescue squads shall file a financial statement with the Crenshaw County
Commission detailing the expenditure of all funds received from...
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