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Title: Fire Services Act CH
Category: Ministry of the Interior(內政部)
Chapter Five: Utilization of Civil Force
Article 28
(Organization of Voluntary Fire Fighters)
Municipal, or county/city government may organize a voluntary fire fighters to back up fire control and emergency handling routines; and the central regulating authorities shall set forth bylaws governing the organization procedure, training program, drill and service of the voluntary fire fighters.
Funds required by the organization of the voluntary fire fighters described in the preceding paragraph will be subsidized by the central regulating authorities.
Article 29
(Service Allowance)
The voluntary fire fighter in the course of training, drill and service under the Act shall be provided with the accommodation, transportation means or money in lieu as applicable by the municipal, or the county/city government as the case may be. During the service, the voluntary fire fighter shall be paid the allowance by referring to that payable to a national guard called for service.
A public leave shall be granted to any voluntary fire fighter called to receive training, participate in drill and service duties by the institute, agency, school, corporate, group, factory or plant where the voluntary fire fighter holds a job.
Article 30
(Payments)
Any voluntary fire fighter becomes ill, disable or dead in the course of training, drill or on duties shall be paid depending on the applicable regulations to his/her status at where he or she holds the regular job, the following requirements shall govern:
1. Ill or injury: a certificate for such ill or injury issued by the fire department shall be produced to a public hospital or a contracted hospital to receive medical care: Provided, however, that medical care may be sought from any hospital in case of emergency.
2. Disability: the disability payment shall be paid in a lump sum depending on the gravity of the injury as follows:
(1) Extremely severe and severe degree: 36 cardinals payable;
(2) Intermediate degree: 18 cardinals payable; or
(3) Mild degree: 8 cardinals.
3. Death in the event: 90 cardinals payable.
4. Disability due to injuries, disabilities and later died: payment to be made up in a lump sum as provided in the preceding subparagraph.
For the purpose of this Article, the amount of one cardinal shall not be less than that of a maximal monthly remuneration of an annual remuneration payable to a public service of the fifth job ranking of commission grade.
The disability assessment service shall be determined pursuant to People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act.
Payments to be made under the first paragraph shall be approval and released by the municipal, or county/city government in care of the fire department concerned.
Article 31
(Requisition of Equipment and Personnel for Fire Control)
Fire department when required for fire control and first aid may requisition and utilize fire control, rescue, medical personnel, vehicle, sea vessel, aircraft and equipment from public agencies, public sector and private sector.
Article 32
(Reimbursement)
Any entity in requisition under Article 31 may claim with the fire regulating authorities with jurisdiction for the following reimbursements:
1. For the vehicle, sea vessel and air craft requisitioned, the reimbursement will be made pursuant to the standard rates of communications and transportation authorized by the government; in the absence of such standard rates, the local standard rates then prevailing shall be referred for reimbursement by the fire regulating authorities.
2. The fire regulating authorities shall cause any vehicle, sea vessel and/or equipment damaged in requisition to be repaired; if such repair is prevented, a sum determined by the market price after deduction of appreciated value shall be refunded to its owner; and any loss of consumption shall be reimbursed according to the market price.
3. Any person requisitioned for fire control, rescue and providing first aid shall be paid according to the standard remuneration payable by his or her employer or entity where he or she holds the regular job; and any person becomes ill, injured, disabilities or dead, the payment shall be made as provided in Article 30.
The same as provided in the preceding paragraph shall be applicable to any person requested by the fire department to engage in fire control, rescue when sustaining any loss of equipment, becoming ill, injured, disabilities, or dead.