2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 29 - Government - Local
Article 5. Peace Officers and Firefighters
Section 29-5-301. Definitions.
As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Employer" means a municipality, special district, fire authority, or county improvement district that employs one or more firefighters. Beginning July 1, 2020, "employer" also means the division of fire prevention and control created in section 24-33.5-1201. "Employer" does not include a power authority created pursuant to section 29-1-204 or a municipally owned utility.
"Firefighter" means a full-time, active employee of an employer who regularly worksat least one thousand six hundred hours in any calendar year and whose duties are directly involved with the provision of fire protection services.
"Heart and circulatory malfunction" means a sudden and serious malfunction of theheart and circulatory system as occurs in a diagnosis of coronary thrombosis, cerebral vascular accident, myocardial infarction, or cardiac arrest and that meets the requirements of section 295-302 (6). "Heart and circulatory malfunction" does not include hypertension or angina.
"Volunteer firefighter" means a volunteer firefighter as defined in section 31-301102, C.R.S.
"Work event" means stressful or strenuous activity related to fire suppression, rescue,hazardous material response, emergency medical services, disaster relief, or other emergency response activity. "Work event" includes a training activity that a firefighter engages in while on duty and that involves stressful or strenuous activity.
Source: L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-172), ch. 325, p. 1424, § 1, effective January 1, 2015. L. 2020: (1) amended, (SB 20-057), ch. 143, p. 621, § 1, effective June 29.
