KRS 75.070: No liability for damages when serving outside limits of district or

municipality -- Fire departments as agents of Commonwealth.

(1) A municipal fire department, fire protection district fire department, and volunteer

fire department and the personnel o f each, answering any fire alarms, performing

fire prevention services, or other duly authorized emergency services inside and

outside of the corporate limits of its municipality, fire protection district, or area

normally served by a volunteer fire depart ment, shall be considered an agent of the

Commonwealth of Kentucky, and acting solely and alone in a governmental

capacity, and such municipality, fire protection district, or area normally served by a

volunteer fire department, shall not be liable in dama ges for any omission or act of

commission or negligence while answering an alarm, performing fire prevention

services, or other duly authorized emergency services.

(2) No municipal fire department, fire protection district fire department or volunteer

fire department answering any fire alarms, performing fire prevention services or

volunteer fire department services inside the corporate limits of the district shall be

liable in damages for any omission or act of commission or negligence while

answering or r eturning from any fire or reported fire, or doing or performing any

fire prevention work under and by virtue of this chapter and said fire departments

shall be considered agents of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and acting solely

and alone in a governmental capacity.