A firefighter who is employed by a regular organized and recognized fire department, while engaged off duty in the voluntary performance of services as a firefighter within the jurisdiction served by the firefighter’s department or a jurisdiction with which the firefighter’s department has a reciprocal agreement, is entitled to receive the benefits provided by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS as though the firefighter were an employee receiving the wage which the firefighter receives from his or her regular employer.

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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 616A.150

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.