{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-1-503","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-503","heading":"Presentation to firefighters or next of kin - Submission of information to council - \"Firefighter\" defined","body":"(a) A Three Stars of Tennessee Award shall be awarded to: (1) A firefighter who suffers a career-ending injury in the line of duty; or (2) The surviving next of kin of a firefighter who is killed or sustains a fatal injury in the line of duty. (b) Any person who has personal knowledge of a firefighter who, in the line of duty was killed or suffered a career-ending injury may submit that information in writing to the council. (c) As used in this section, \"firefighter\" means any full-time, part-time, or volunteer firefighter hired or accepted as a firefighter by a fire department recognized under the Fire Department Recognition Act, compiled in title 68, chapter 102, part 3 and meets the minimum training requirements of § 4-24-112 . Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 950,s 1, eff. 5/19/2014.\n(a) A Three Stars of Tennessee Award shall be awarded to: (1) A firefighter who suffers a career-ending injury in the line of duty; or (2) The surviving next of kin of a firefighter who is killed or sustains a fatal injury in the line of duty.\n(1) A firefighter who suffers a career-ending injury in the line of duty; or\n(2) The surviving next of kin of a firefighter who is killed or sustains a fatal injury in the line of duty.\n(b) Any person who has personal knowledge of a firefighter who, in the line of duty was killed or suffered a career-ending injury may submit that information in writing to the council.\n(c) As used in this section, \"firefighter\" means any full-time, part-time, or volunteer firefighter hired or accepted as a firefighter by a fire department recognized under the Fire Department Recognition Act, compiled in title 68, chapter 102, part 3 and meets the minimum training requirements of § 4-24-112 .","path":["TN Code","Title 4","Chapter 1"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"4ad3b2f0395669f4368de074672f2440caf7bc0a2f58e42c311e54bd61c68a11","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-1-502","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-1-504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}