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Ch. 52
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(3) One point shall be credited for attendance at any official county or
company fire or rescue squad meeting. No more than a total of 20 points may be
credited for attendance at all meetings each year.
(4) One point shall be credited for each call to which a volunteer
responds, providing that not more than 40 points may be credited for all calls
responded to each year, including standby at a station.
(5) Twenty points shall be credited for completion of a 1 year term in an
elected or appointed office in any of the fire or rescue service organizations of Calvert
County provided that not more than one office shall be counted in any calendar year.
(6) One point shall be credited for each hour of acceptable collateral
duties, including fund-raising, apparatus and building maintenance, administrative
duties, fire prevention, and CPR instruction. No more than 20 points may be credited
for all collateral duties performed each year.
(7) A volunteer member who serves or has served full time military
service in the armed forces of the United States shall receive credit at the rate of 6
points for each month served providing that not more than 60 points may be credited
for any calendar year. A maximum of 4 years of creditable service may be acquired in
this manner. In order to receive this credit a volunteer member must have received an
honorable discharge from the armed forces.
(8) [Not more than 55 members per rescue squad or fire department
combination may receive length of service award program credit in any year. If the
membership of a rescue squad or fire department combination exceeds 55, then a
maximum of 75 members may receive length of service award program credit in any
year.
(9) ] No member with less than 10 years service may earn points unless
the member is a certified emergency medical technician or [basic fire fighter] FIRE
FIGHTER I.
[(10)] (9) Points must be earned in at least 4 of 7 categories.
(b) In order to provide credit for service prior to January 1, 1986, each
company shall review its past and present membership rosters to determine the
number of years of credit to which each member or past member is entitled. In
making this analysis, the standards for active service shall be used as guidelines.
Approval for service shall be certified by the board of directors of each company or
rescue squad and as provided in § 14-103 of this subtitle. If a volunteer member has
service in more than 1 company or squad that individual shall receive credit for the
service in each organization providing not more than 1 year's credits may be granted
for each calendar year of volunteer service.
(c) In the event that sufficient records are unavailable to prove service prior to
January 1, 1986, the certification may be made by a company after thorough
investigation, and on the best information, knowledge and belief of the board of
directors of the individual company.
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