Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 2625 — Volunteer Firefighting Rescue Unit Use Act.

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Short title. This Act may be cited as the Volunteer Firefighting Rescue Unit Use Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms have the following meanings: Rescue unit means a unit of an unpaid volunteer fire fighting organization which is specially trained for emergency rescue work such as resuscitation of heart attack, drowning, suffocation or epilepsy victims, r…

The Illinois State Police may request the cooperation and use of facilities of any rescue unit to aid it when engaged in any activity designed to save human life or to recover the body of a victim

The Illinois State Police may request the cooperation and use of facilities of any rescue unit to aid it when engaged in any activity designed to save human life or to recover the body of a victim. Such a request shall be directed to a rescue unit or units located within the district where the rescue work is to be perf…

When the Illinois State Police requests the services of a rescue unit it shall pay the personnel of such unit for time actually spent in rescue work at the rate of $2

When the Illinois State Police requests the services of a rescue unit it shall pay the personnel of such unit for time actually spent in rescue work at the rate of $2.50 per hour. (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)

If any equipment of a volunteer fire fighting organization is lost or damaged while its rescue unit is engaged in rescue work at the request of the Illinois State Police, it shall be reimbursed by the State of Illinois. A claim for such reimbursement may be filed with the Court of Claims. (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-…