35 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 74 - Volunteer Firefighters

• Chapter Notes

Subchapter A.  Preliminary Provisions

• Section 7401 - Scope Of Chapter
  This chapter relates to volunteer firefighters.
• Section 7402 - Definitions (Reserved)
  § 7402. Definitions (Reserved).
• Section 7403 - Insurance And Compensation
  A city, borough or township may expend out of the public funds of the municipality an amount necessary to secure insurance or compensation for...

Subchapter B.  Relief Association

• Section 7411 - Scope Of Subchapter
  This subchapter relates to relief associations.
• Section 7412 - Definitions
  The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly...
• Section 7413 - Statement Of Purpose
  The purpose of this subchapter is to encourage individuals to take part in the fire service as volunteer firefighters by establishing criteria and standards...
• Section 7414 - Construction
  This subchapter shall be: (1) Construed, applied and interpreted, so far as circumstances permit, as justifying the actions of the officers and members of...
• Section 7415 - Structure
  (a) General rule.--A volunteer firefighters' relief association may be a body corporate, governed by a charter and bylaws or an unincorporated association of individuals...
• Section 7416 - Funds
  (a) General rule.--A volunteer firefighters' relief association may solicit and receive gifts and contributions from any source, including municipal corporations, but shall not have...
• Section 7417 - Cooperation Agreements
  Two or more volunteer firefighters' relief associations may jointly cooperate to enter into agreements to make expenditures that are authorized under this subchapter. A...
• Section 7418 - Audits
  (a) General rule.--The Office of Auditor General shall have the power and its duty shall be to audit the accounts and records of every...
• Section 7419 - Dissolution
  (a) Withdrawal.--If the voters elect to replace a volunteer fire company with a full-paid fire department or company and the volunteer company which has...

Subchapter C.  Employment Sanctions

• Section 7421 - Scope Of Subchapter
  This subchapter relates to employment sanctions.
• Section 7422 - Definitions
  The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly...
• Section 7423 - Prohibition On Termination And Discipline
  No employer shall terminate or discipline an employee who is a volunteer fireman, a volunteer member of the fire police or a volunteer member...
• Section 7424 - Prohibition On Discrimination
  No employer shall discriminate against an employee because the employee has been injured in the line of duty as a volunteer fireman, a volunteer...
• Section 7425 - Lost Time
  Time lost from employment as provided in section 7423 (relating to prohibition on termination and discipline) may be charged to the regular pay of...
• Section 7426 - Statements
  An employee losing time as provided in section 7423 (relating to prohibition on termination and discipline) shall supply his employer with a statement from...
• Section 7427 - Violations
  (a) Employers.--An employer who willfully and knowingly violates this subchapter shall be required to revoke a disciplinary action and any penalty attached thereto or...

Subchapter D.  Special Fire Police

• Section 7431 - Scope Of Subchapter
  This subchapter applies to a volunteer fire company in any city, borough, town, township or home rule municipality. Cross References. Section 7431 is referred...
• Section 7432 - Definitions (Reserved)
  § 7432. Definitions (Reserved).
• Section 7433 - Nomination
  An entity under section 7431 (relating to scope of subchapter) may nominate any of its members as special fire police.
• Section 7434 - Confirmation
  Special fire police nominated under this subchapter shall, before they enter upon their duties, be confirmed by the mayor of the city, the mayor...
• Section 7435 - Powers
  (a) Specific powers.--When confirmed and sworn and displaying a badge of authority, special fire police shall have full power to regulate traffic and keep...
• Section 7436 - Power And Authority In Places Other Than Where Appointed
  § 7436. Power and authority in places other than where appointed. Whenever a volunteer fire company is in attendance on a fire or when...
• Section 7437 - Badge Of Authority And Subordination
  All special fire police when on duty shall display a badge of authority and shall be subject to the control of the chief of...

Last modified: October 8, 2016