<br><br> <br>Page 1 of 1 <br>75.400 Definitions for KRS 75.400 to 75.460. <br>As used in KRS 75.400 to 75.460, unless the context requires otherwise: <br>(1) "Commission" means the Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and <br>Education, attached to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. <br>(2) "Fire department" includes all of the officers, firefighters, and clerical and <br>maintenance employees, whether paid or volunteer. <br>(3) "Full-time paid firefighter" means an individual who receives a minimum salary of <br>eight thousand dollars ($8,000) annually, and who works a minimum of two <br>thousand and eighty (2,080) hours per year as an employee of a fire department <br>recognized by the fire commission. <br>(4) "Paid fire department" means a fire department recognized by the commission, of <br>which at least fifty percent (50%) of its firefighters are full-time paid firefighters. <br>(5) "Volunteer fire department" means a fire department with a minimum of twelve <br>(12) members and a chief, at least one (1) operational fire apparatus or one (1) on <br>order, with fewer than fifty percent (50%) of its firefighters being full-time paid <br>firefighters. <br>Effective: July 14, 2000 <br>History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 270, sec. 9, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created <br>1994 Ky. Acts ch. 43, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. <br><br>