2025 Session
Last amended: 1977 session
§ 438.10 — Firefighters at Outside Fires Are in Line of Regular Duties
Plain-Language Summary
This section says that firefighters who respond to fires outside their city limits are considered to be performing their regular duties. They receive the same protections and benefits as if they were fighting a fire within their own city.
438.10 FIREFIGHTERS AT OUTSIDE FIRES ARE IN LINE OF REGULAR DUTIES.
All municipal firefighters attending and serving at fires outside of the limits of the municipality as authorized in section 438.08 shall be considered as serving in their regular line of duties as fully as if they were serving within the limits of their own municipality.
History:
(1919-3) 1929 c 232 s 3; 1977 c 429 s 63
History: History: (1919-3) 1929 c 232 s 3; 1977 c 429 s 63
Practical Notes
Firefighters who respond to mutual aid calls outside their city are fully covered by workers’ compensation and other job protections. This ensures firefighters are not penalized for helping neighboring communities.