As used in KRS § 75.400 to KRS § 75.460, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) “Commission” means the Kentucky Fire Commission, attached to the Kentucky

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 75.400


Community and Technical College System.
(2) “Fire department” includes all of the officers, firefighters, and clerical and maintenance employees, whether paid or volunteer.
(3) “Full-time paid firefighter” means an individual who receives a minimum salary of eight thousand dollars ($8,000) annually, and who works a minimum of two thousand and eighty (2,080) hours per year as an employee of a fire department recognized by the commission.
(4) “Paid fire department” means a fire department recognized by the commission, of which at least fifty percent (50%) of its firefighters are full-time paid firefighters.
(5) “Volunteer fire department” means a fire department with a minimum of twelve (12) members and a chief, at least one (1) operational fire apparatus or one (1) on order, with fewer than fifty percent (50%) of its firefighters being full-time paid firefighters.
Effective: July 15, 2020
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 67, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2020. — Amended
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 270, sec. 9, effective July 14, 2000. — Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch.
43, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994.