2020 New York Laws
GMU - General Municipal
Article 10 - Firefighters and Police Officers
209-C - Fire Police Squads of Fire Departments and Fire Companies.

§  209-c.  Fire  police squads of fire departments and fire companies.
  The authorities having control of fire departments  and  fire  companies
  may  organize  within  such  departments or companies fire police squads
  composed of volunteer firefighters who are members of  such  departments
  or companies. Members of fire police squads, so organized, at such times
  as  the  fire  department, fire company or an emergency rescue and first
  aid squad of the fire department or fire company are on duty,  or  when,
  on  orders  of the chief of the fire department or fire company of which
  they are members, they are separately engaged in response to a call  for
  assistance  pursuant  to  the  provisions of section two hundred nine of
  this article, shall have the powers  of  and  render  service  as  peace
  officers.  A  member of a fire police squad shall take an oath of office
  as a fire police officer in the following form: "I do solemnly swear (or
  affirm) that I will support the constitution of the United  States,  and
  the  constitution  of  the State of New York, and that I will faithfully
  discharge the duties of  the  office  of  fire  police  officer  of  the
  ......................  fire  company (or fire department), according to
  the best of my ability." Such oath shall be filed in the office  of  the
  city  clerk  in  the  case  of  a  firefighter of a fire company or fire
  department in a city, in the office of the village clerk in the case  of
  a  firefighter of a fire company or fire department in a village, and in
  the office of the town clerk in all  other  cases.  Notwithstanding  any
  other  provision of law to the contrary, a member of a fire police squad
  shall have satisfied any requirement for training  as  provided  by  any
  general  or  local  law  if  the  person  has satisfactorily completed a
  training course offered by the  state  office  of  fire  prevention  and
  control, or an equivalent course as approved by the state office of fire
  prevention and control.