(a)        Individual firefighters whose departments are not members of the North Carolina State Firefighters’ Association shall be covered under the line of duty coverage offered by the Association.

(b)        Benefits under this section shall be paid from the funds that are forfeited from local departments to the Statewide Firefighters’ Relief Fund. ?(2014-64, s. 1(a); 2016-51, s. 6.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 58-84-52

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3