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NY A01633
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Karen McMahon
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AI Summary
- Allows youth program participants in fire departments to respond to emergencies but requires them to remain in a safe designated area established by the chief or officer in charge
- Prohibits youth participants from entering burning structures and clarifies they do not qualify as active volunteer firefighters under the volunteer firefighters' benefit law
- Requires the chief or officer in charge to determine whether youth participants may respond to emergencies in vehicles using lights and/or sirens
- Mandates volunteer fire departments to purchase liability insurance before allowing youth participants to ride in department vehicles
- Exempts volunteer fire departments, fire companies, and their members from child endangerment charges under the penal law and arts and cultural affairs law for activities authorized under youth programs
Legislative Description
Relates to youth programs sponsored by fire departments; provides that participants may respond to an emergency or hazardous activity, but shall remain in an appropriate and safe designated area that has been established by the chief or officer in charge; provides such participants cannot respond to an emergency on a vehicle using lights and/or sirens; provides such participants may not enter a burning structure; protects volunteer fire departments and fire companies from certain criminal and civil liability potentially arising from the operation of a youth program.
Last Action
referred to local governments
1/7/2026
Committee Referrals
Local Governments1/10/2025
Full Bill Text
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