§185-5  Rates of pay for firefighting. Persons summoned by the administrator or a manager or by anyone authorized bythe administrator or a manager for controlling or extinguishing a fire, withinthe meaning of this chapter, and who are eligible for compensation under thischapter, shall receive compensation at an hourly rate equivalent to theprevailing entry level rate of the civil service classification for the skillfor which the person is called on to perform.  The rental rates of equipmentshall not exceed the prevailing interdepartmental rates for equipment ofsimilar type as established by the department of accounting and generalservices and supplies or material expended shall be paid for at the actual costof replacement. [L 1953, c 100, §7; RL 1955, §19-55; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §12;HRS §185-5; am L 1974, c 64, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1994, c 140, §6]