I am guessing that every state has specific laws covering volunteer services. A few that are easy to find for NY cover volunteer firefighters:
Workers' Compensation: Volunteer Firefighter NY CLS Vol Fire Ben 6 Firefighter A volunteer firemen who is injured or killed in the line of duty is...
There is also the question about ethical responsibility to assist a victim who needs help - particularly since firefighters and some PO's are now typically qualified as EMTs and medics. Do you have to help someone in a car accident while off-duty if you know you can perform life-saving...
Lebby - this does not appear to be simple or the city "having your back". Union contracts probably now legally include liability protection and injury protection with specific qualifications and probably require prior supervisory approvals. NY State laws probably exist which apply to off-duty...
North East firefighter struck and killed in Ocean City
https://www.cecildaily.com/news/north-east-firefighter-struck-and-killed-in-ocean-city/article_0078d48d-e4f6-5f13-9946-d13eb34e5659.html
It was a horrific scene as responders furiously tried to save the life of a pedestrian who had a limb and a hand severed by a hit-and-run driver on northbound Route 287 near the NJ/NY border in Mahwah.
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