N.Y. General Municipal Law § 205-b: Relief of volunteer firefighters engaged in the performance of duty as such firefighters from civil liability and liability of fire distr...

§ 205-b. Relief of volunteer firefighters engaged in the performance

of duty as such firefighters from civil liability and liability of fire

districts for the acts of volunteer firefighters. Members of duly

organized volunteer fire companies in this state shall not be liable

civilly for any act or acts done by them in the performance of their

duty as volunteer firefighters, except for wilful negligence or

malfeasance. Nothing in this section contained shall in any manner

affect the liability imposed upon cities, towns and villages by sections

fifty-a and fifty-b of this chapter, but fire districts created pursuant

to law shall be liable for the negligence of volunteer firefighters duly

appointed to serve therein in the operation of vehicles owned by the

fire district upon the public streets and highways of the fire district,

provided such volunteer firefighters, at the time of any accident or

injury, were acting in the discharge of their duties. Judgments

recovered against a fire district pursuant to this section shall be

levied upon the taxable property of such district in the same manner as

moneys raised for the support of the district.