2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 14, Chapters 645 - 669
ORS Chapter 652
652.050 Definitions for ORS 652.050 to 652.080.


OR Rev Stat § 652.050 (through Leg Sess 2011) What's This?

As used in ORS 652.050 to 652.080:

(1) Firefighter means a person whose principal duties consist of preventing or combating fire or preventing loss of life or property from fire.

(2) Regularly organized fire department means any organization maintained for the purpose of preventing or combating fire and employing one or more persons on a full-time basis as firefighters.

(3) Volunteer firefighter means a person who performs services as a firefighter for a regularly organized fire department and whose work hours and work shifts are voluntary and whose volunteer service is not a condition of employment. [Amended by 1983 c.319 1]

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