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§ 28-6-13-2 — Rhode Island Law | CourtGPT
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§ 28-6-13-2

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As used in this chapter: (1) 'Responding to an emergency' means responding to, working at the scene of, or returning from a fire, rescue, emergency medical service call, hazardous materials incident, or a natural or man-made disaster, where the emergency occurs during a period other than normal working hours of the employee. (2) 'Volunteer member' means a volunteer, call, reserve, or permanent-intermittent firefighter or emergency medical technician, but shall not include any person who received compensation for over nine hundred seventy-five (975) hours of services rendered in such capacity over the preceding six (6) months. History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 114, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 119, § 1.