Assistance in relation to civil emergencies
40 Assistance in relation to civil emergencies
A brigade chief, at the request of any person, may cause the brigade under his or her control to render assistance in respect of a civil emergency.
The power conferred on a brigade chief under subsection (1) shall, on his instructions or in the case of his absence or incapacity, be exercised by the most senior fire officer of the brigade.
Where a brigade renders assistance pursuant to subsection (1), any member of the brigade who participates in the rendering of that assistance is taken to be engaged in fire-fighting operations for the purposes of section 5 of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 and section 19 of the Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011.
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