Nothing in this article shall be deemed to:

(a) Require the extension of any benefits to a firefighter who at the time of his or her injury, death, or disability is acting for compensation from one other than the state.

Terms Used In California Government Code 19886.2

  • firefighter: shall be deemed to include a member of a fire department or fire service of the state, including the University of California, whether these members are volunteer, partly paid, or fully paid, excepting those whose principal duties are clerical, such as stenographers, telephone operators and other workers not engaged in fire-suppression or rescue operations or the protection or preservation of life or property. See California Government Code 19886
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18

(b) Require the extension of any benefits to a firefighter employed by the state where by state departmental regulation, whether now in force or hereafter enacted or promulgated, the activity giving rise to the injury, disability, or death, is expressly prohibited.

(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 89, Sec. 4.)