N.Y. General Municipal Law Section 200-C
Leaves of absence for volunteer firefighters entering the armed forces of the United States on or after July first, nineteen hundred sixt...

§ 200-c. Leaves of absence for volunteer firefighters entering the armed forces of the United States on or after July first, nineteen hundred sixty-six.

1.

When, on or after July first, nineteen hundred sixty-six, a volunteer firefighter in good standing in the fire company of which he is a member enters upon active duty in the armed forces of the United States (1) during any war between the United States and any other nation, or

(2)

during the period beginning with the commencement of the military and naval preparedness in the year nineteen hundred forty and ending July first, nineteen hundred seventy-five, he shall be deemed to be on leave of absence from such fire company during such active duty, provided, however, that the fire company, or the authorities having control of the fire company with the concurrence of the fire company, may terminate his membership, by reason of his continued military service, at any time after such a leave of absence shall have continued for five years, and termination for such cause shall constitute an honorable discharge from the fire company, and provided further that during such active duty his membership in such fire company shall terminate as provided by law when by reason of his voluntary change of residence he shall no longer meet the residence requirements for members of such fire company. Any certificate issued to such volunteer firefighter as provided in § 202 (Certificate to be issued to exempt volunteer firefighter)section two hundred two of this article shall credit him with the period of any such leave of absence in the same manner as if he had served during such period as a member of his fire company or department and had rendered service in all respects as specified in § 200 (Defining qualifications of exempt volunteer firefighters)section two hundred of this article. The period of any such leave of absence shall be included in determining the period of service necessary to qualify him as an exempt volunteer firefighter pursuant to § 200 (Defining qualifications of exempt volunteer firefighters)section two hundred of this article. During the period of any such leave of absence such volunteer firefighter shall not perform any services or duties as a volunteer firefighter except for services and duties performed pursuant to subdivision one-a of this section. 1-a. A volunteer firefighter on leave of absence, pursuant to this section, may perform services and duties as a volunteer firefighter during any period in which the armed forces of the United States grants the volunteer firefighter a temporary leave from military service, provided that such services and duties would not violate any law, regulation, rule or order of the United States or of the armed forces of the United States. This subdivision shall not be construed to require a volunteer firefighter on such temporary leave to perform services and duties as a volunteer firefighter during any temporary leave from military service.

2.

During the period of any such leave of absence the fire company may elect to membership another person meeting the membership requirements of the fire company to take the place of the volunteer firefighter on such active duty. Any person so elected to membership may continue as a member of the fire company even though the person whose place he or she took may have resumed his or her duties as a volunteer member of such fire company, unless his or her membership shall terminate as provided by law when he or she shall no longer meet the residence requirements for members of such fire company.

Source: Section 200-C — Leaves of absence for volunteer firefighters entering the armed forces of the United States on or after July first, nineteen hundred sixt..., https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/GMU/200-C (updated Jan. 11, 2019; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

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Defining qualifications of exempt volunteer firefighters 200‑A
Volunteer firefighters serving in more than one fire company or fire department 200‑AA
Training stipend for volunteer firefighters 200‑B
Leaves of absence for volunteer firefighters entering the armed forces of the United States prior to July first, nineteen hundred sixty-six 200‑C
Leaves of absence for volunteer firefighters entering the armed forces of the United States on or after July first, nineteen hundred sixt... 201
Rights and privileges of exempt volunteer firefighters 202
Certificate to be issued to exempt volunteer firefighter 202‑A
Recording certificates of exempt volunteer firefighter 203
List of exempt volunteer firefighters to be filed 204
Qualifications necessary to entitle to certain exemptions 204‑A
Raising of funds for fire company purposes 204‑B
Youth programs 204‑C
Plan for arson investigation 204‑D
Duties of the fire chief 204‑DD
Qualifications of a fire chief 204‑E
Unauthorized destruction of property 204‑F
Plan for hazardous materials incidents response 204‑G
Restrictions on the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals 205
Payments to injured or representatives of deceased volunteer firefighters 205‑A
Additional right of action to certain injured or representatives of certain deceased firefighters 205‑B
Relief of volunteer firefighters engaged in the performance of duty as such firefighters from civil liability and liability of fire distr... 205‑C
Payments pending controversies where volunteer firefighters are killed or injured 205‑CC
Volunteer firefighter enhanced cancer disability benefits 205‑D
Relief from civil liability for acts or omissions by fire wardens in the city of New York 205‑E
Right of action to certain injured or representatives of certain deceased police officers 205‑F
Removal of civil liability barriers 205‑G
Defense and indemnification of volunteer firefighters 206
Certificate to police officers and firefighters 206‑A
Penalty for improper use of certificates 206‑B
Exemption of benefits payable under blanket accident insurance covering volunteer firefighters 207
Hospitalization of members of fire departments in certain cities 207‑A
Payment of salary, medical and hospital expenses of firefighters with injuries or illness incurred in performance of duties 207‑B
Additional retirement benefits for certain firefighters in cities 207‑C
Payment of salary, wages, medical and hospital expenses of police officers with injuries or illness incurred in the performance of duties 207‑D
Additional retirement benefits for certain police officers in cities and certain villages 207‑E
Minimum retirement benefits for police officers in cities and who are members of police pension or retirement systems maintained by such ... 207‑E*2
Minimum retirement benefits for firefighters in cities and who are members of fire department pension or retirement systems maintained by... 207‑F
Ordinary death benefits of members of fire department systems of cities 207‑G
Ordinary death benefits of members of police retirement systems 207‑H
Death benefits of members of certain fire department pension or retirement systems of cities 207‑H*2
Death benefits of members of certain police pension systems 207‑I
Temporary supplemental retirement allowances for certain police officers 207‑I*2
Supplemental retirement allowances of retired firefighters of cities 207‑II
Payment of supplemental retirement allowances of retired police officers and firefighters of certain cities 207‑J
Supplemental pension allowances of certain retired teachers of cities 207‑K
Disabilities of policemen and firemen in certain cities 207‑K*2
Disabilities of policemen and firemen in certain cities 207‑KK
Disabilities of firefighters in certain cities caused by cancer 207‑KKK
Disabilities of firefighters in certain cities caused by Parkinson’s Disease 207‑L
Temporary supplemental retirement allowances for certain police officers in towns and villages 207‑N
Performance of duty disability retirement 207‑O
Performance of duty disability retirement 207‑O*2
Disabilities of members of the uniformed force of correction departments in certain cities 207‑P
Performance of duty disability retirement 207‑Q
Firefighters 207‑Q*2
Disabilities of emergency medical technicians or advanced emergency medical technicians in certain cities 208
Members of police force to have one day rest in seven 208‑A
School guards 208‑B
Death benefits for beneficiaries of certain police officers and firefighters 208‑C
Death benefits for dependent fathers or dependent mothers of certain police officers and firefighters 208‑D
Extra work by members of certain police forces 208‑D*2
Compensation during disability 208‑D*3
Extra work by members of a police force in cities 208‑E
Extra work by members of certain police forces 208‑F
Special accidental death benefit 208‑G
Community activity by members of a police force 208‑H
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and retraining for police departments in cities having a population of one million or more 1 209
Outside service by local fire departments, companies, ambulance districts and airport crash-fire-rescue units 209‑A
Relations with other states and the dominion of Canada 209‑AA
Paid leave for disaster service volunteers 209‑AA*2
Appointment of private college campus security officers at independent non-profit colleges 209‑B
Emergency rescue and first aid squads 209‑BB
Specialized teams 209‑C
Fire police squads of fire departments and fire companies 209‑CC
Notification of presence of wild animals and dangerous dogs 209‑D
Contracts for outside service by volunteer fire departments and companies 209‑DD
Discovery of unlawful drug laboratory 209‑E
Fire mobilization and mutual aid plan 209‑EE
Adoption of a code of ethics and disclosure of interests by fire companies 209‑F
Outside service by local police forces 209‑FF
Provisions relating to certain accidental disability benefits 209‑FFF
Provisions relating to a membership date in the New York city police pension fund attributable to service in the titles of police cadet p... 209‑G
Liability for outside aid 209‑I
Emergency service by volunteer firefighters 209‑J
Mutual aid programs in counties 209‑L
Removal of volunteer officers and volunteer members of fire departments 209‑M
Outside service by local police 209‑P
Relay of fire and emergency calls 209‑Q
Permanent appointment of police officers 209‑R
Police protection 209‑S
Contracts between municipalities and fire districts for joint fire training centers 209‑T
Contracts for joint fire alarm systems 209‑U
Notification of presence of hazardous materials 209‑V
Employment of retired persons as special patrolmen for publicly owned property 209‑W
Permanent appointment of fire fighters 209‑X
Training of certain paid city firefighters promoted to a first-line supervisory position 209‑Y
Establishment of hazardous materials emergency response teams 209‑Z
Annual independent audits
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Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Jan. 11, 2019

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