“Fireman” as used in this part also means any officer or employee of a county having a population in excess of 5,000,000 who is employed by the forestry division of the county fire department and whose principal duties consist of active fire suppression for the purposes of Section 218(d)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act.

(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 678, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 1999.)