(a) For the purposes of workers’ compensation any injury, disability or death incurred by a firefighter by reason of the firefighter’s participation in authorized training, proceeding to or engaging in a fire suppression or rescue operation, or the protection or preservation of life or property, anywhere in the state is considered to have arisen out of and been sustained in the course of employment, and the fire department or regularly organized volunteer fire department of the firefighter’s primary employment or registration is considered to be the employer, except when the injured, at the time of injury or death, is acting for compensation from another.
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 23.30.243

  • municipality: means a political subdivision incorporated under the laws of the state that is a home rule or general law city, a home rule or general law borough, or a unified municipality. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) Nothing in this section requires the extension of benefits to a firefighter employed by a municipality which by law or regulation expressly prohibits the activity giving rise to the injury, disability, or death.
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