Colorado § 29-5-301 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 29-5-301 — Definitions

Colorado § 29-5-301

Title 29Government

Art.Peace Officers and Firefighters

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-5-301 (2026).

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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Covered individual means a firefighter, part-time firefighter, or volunteer firefighter who meets the coverage requirements in section 29-5-302 (9).

(2)Employer means a municipality, special district, fire authority, or county improvement district that employs one or more covered individuals. Beginning July 1, 2020, employer also means the division of fire prevention and control created in section 24-33.5-1201. Employer does not include a power authority created pursuant to section 29-1-204 or a municipally owned utility.

(3)Firefighter means a full-time, active employee of an employer who regularly works at least one thousand six hundred hours in any calendar year and whose duties are directly involved with th

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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Covered individual means a firefighter, part-time firefighter, or
volunteer firefighter who meets the coverage requirements in section 29-5-302 (9).

(2) Employer means a municipality, special district, fire authority, or county
improvement district that employs one or more covered individuals. Beginning July
1, 2020, employer also means the division of fire prevention and control created in
section 24-33.5-1201. Employer does not include a power authority created
pursuant to section 29-1-204 or a municipally owned utility.

(3) Firefighter means a full-time, active employee of an employer who
regularly works at least one thousand six hundred hours in any calendar year and
whose duties are directly involved with the provision of fire protection services.

(4) Heart and circulatory malfunction means a sudden and serious
malfunction of the heart and circulatory system as occurs in a diagnosis of coronary
thrombosis, cerebral vascular accident, myocardial infarction, or cardiac arrest and
that meets the requirements of section 29-5-302 (6). Heart and circulatory
malfunction does not include hypertension or angina.

(5) Part-time firefighter means an active employee of an employer who
regularly works less than one thousand six hundred hours in any calendar year,
whose duties are directly involved with the provision of fire protection services, and
who is not a volunteer firefighter.

(6) Volunteer firefighter means either a volunteer firefighter as defined in
section 31-30-1102 or an individual who provides volunteer services to a fire
authority that is created by an intergovernmental agreement that provides fire
protection.

(7) Work event means stressful or strenuous activity related to fire
suppression, rescue, hazardous material response, emergency medical services,
disaster relief, or other emergency response activity. Work event includes a
training activity that a covered individual engages in while on duty and that involves
stressful or strenuous activity.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-172), ch. 325, p. 1424, � 1, effective January 1, 2015. L. 2020: (1) amended, (SB 20-057), ch. 143, p. 621, � 1, effective June 29. L. 2024: Entire section amended, (HB 24-1219), ch. 282, p. 1880, � 1, effective May 29.