17-76-507. Appointment of county fire department personnel -- Volunteers.

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Effective 11/6/2025

(a)Except for the chief and deputy chief of a county fire department, all firefighter positions in county fire departments shall be filled by individuals appointed from a certified county fire civil service register.

(b)County fire civil service registers for employment and promotion shall be prepared by the executive director according to the requirements of this part and civil service policies.

(a)The chief and the deputy chief of any county fire department may be appointed from either the certified county fire civil service register or from qualified applicants outside of the county civil service system.

(b)The positions of chief and deputy chief are exempt from civil service status.

(c)A chief or deputy chief who is appointed from the certified county fire civil service register shall be returned to the civil service status that the individual held before the individual's appointment after the individual's appointment expires or terminates.

(a)All individuals employed as firefighters, emergency medical technicians, or a combination of firefighter and emergency medical technician:

(i)are subject to this part; and

(ii)shall be members of the County Fire Civil Service System.

(b)Other fire department employees who do not provide firefighter services are not considered subject to this part and are subject to the merit system described in Chapter 75 , General County Personnel Management.

(a)A volunteer firefighter or paid-call firefighter is not subject to this part and is not a merit employee subject to the County Fire Civil Service System.

(i)Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b)(ii) , a volunteer or paid-call firefighter may not work more than 1,040 hours per calendar year.

(ii)Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(b)(i) , a wildland firefighter may work more than 1,040 hours per calendar year if approved by the county legislative body.

(iii)For purposes of this Subsection (4)(b) , "wildland firefighter" means a seasonally employed firefighter who does not receive the same employment benefits as a full-time employee and who is hired to suppress wildland fires in areas outside of inhabited, urban areas.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 14 , 2025 Special Session 1