For the purposes of this article, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context:(a) 'Bureau of apprenticeship and training' means the bureau of apprenticeship and training of the United States department of labor;(b) 'Certificate of certification' means a certificate issued by the bureau of apprenticeship and training stating that a person has complied with the standards set forth in this article;(c) 'Local training board' means the board of the local paid fire department required to be established by the standards set forth in section two of this article;(d) 'Municipality' means any incorporated town or city whose boundaries lie within the geographic boundaries of the state;(e) 'Paid fire department' means those paid fire departments established under the provisions of section nine, article fifteen, chapter eight of this code;(f) 'Professional firefighter' means those persons who are employed by a municipality in the state that has a paid fire department;(g) 'State' means the State of West Virginia;(h) 'State board' means the professional firefighters certification board of apprenticeship and training as established in section three of this article;(i) 'West Virginia the State of West Virginia;(h) 'State board' means the professional firefighters certification board of apprenticeship and training as established in section three of this article;(i) 'West Virginia professional fire chiefs association' means the association representing paid fire chiefs in the State of West Virginia; and(j) 'Professional firefighters of West Virginia' means the association representing paid firefighters in the State of West Virginia.
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