Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 45-19.1 - Cancer Benefits for Fire Fighters

• Disability: means a condition of physical incapacity to perform any assigned duty or duties in the fire department. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-19.1-2
• Fire department: means service groups (paid or volunteer) that are organized and trained for the prevention and control of loss of life and property from any fire or disaster. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-19.1-2
• Firefighter: means an individual, paid or volunteer, who is a member of a fire department or a city, town, or fire district emergency medical services unit and is required to respond to alarms and performs emergency action. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-19.1-2
• Occupational cancer: means a cancer arising out of the person's employment as a firefighter, due to injury from exposures to smoke, fumes, or carcinogenic, poisonous, toxic, or chemical substances while in the performance of active duty in the fire department. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-19.1-2
• person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
• town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9