[Ord. No. 310, 5/22/1967,
§ 1]
All members of the Wesleyville Borough Volunteer Fire Company
shall be and are hereby declared to be employees of the Borough of
Wesleyville for all purposes of the Workmen's Compensation Act
approved June 2, 1915, P.L. 756,[1] as amended, and shall be entitled to receive compensation
in cases of injuries received while actually engaged as firemen, whether
within or without the Borough limits, or while going to or returning
from any fire which the fire company of which they are members shall
have attended, or while participating in instruction fire drills in
which the fire company of which they are members shall have participated,
or while repairing or doing other work about or on the fire apparatus
or buildings and grounds of the fire company upon the authorization
of the chief or other person in charge, or while answering any emergency
call for any purpose, or while riding upon the fire apparatus owned
or used by the fire company at any time.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 77 P.S. § 1 et seq.
[Ord. No. 310, 5/22/1967,
§ 2]
In addition to the Workers' Compensation coverage, as hereinbefore
provided, all members of the Wesleyville Borough Volunteer Fire Company
shall be entitled to compensation in case of injuries received, whether
actually engaged in the performance of duties or while going to or
returning from any site to which they have been required to attend
to participate in special duties with the Erie County Rescue Squad
or any other special duties which shall have been approved by the
volunteer fire company as an activity for which its members may or
shall participate.
