§ 50805 Fire Department Member Definition

• •A 'member' is someone officially chosen and sworn in as part of a local fire department.
• •This only applies if the local government has set up a special fund for firefighters' relief and pensions.
• •The rule was added a long time ago, in 1949.

A person joins the city fire department and takes an oath to serve.

If the city has a special fund to help firefighters and pay their pensions, this person is now a 'member' under the law.