Voluntary firefighter death compensation claim dismissed as no employment relationship existed at time of death.
Finland (FI)
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AI generatedThe Insurance Court dismissed the claim for death compensation against the municipality for a voluntary firefighter who died in a traffic accident while traveling to a duty call. The plaintiff argued for payment based on the nature of the service, but the court found no employment relationship existed because the firefighter belonged to a voluntary unit. Consequently, the compensation was determined to be payable from state funds under the Fire Protection Act rather than by the municipality.
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AI generatedFire Protection Act s. 45; Insurance Court Act s. 1: A voluntary firefighter is not considered to be in an employment relationship with the municipality at the time of death, and thus the municipality is not liable for death compensation, which instead falls under state-funded provisions.
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Kunnan vapaaehtoiseen palokuntaan kuuluneella palomiehellä oli oikeus saada kunnalta työaikana sattuvan tulipalon sammutustyöstä tuntipalkkaa. Hän oli kuollut vapaa-aikanaan liikenneonnettomuudessa matkalla sammutustyöhön. Koska palomies kuului vapaaehtoiseen palokuntaan, ei hän ollut kuollessaan työsuhteessa kuntaan. Korvaus oli suoritettava palolain 45 §:n nojalla valtion varoista. (Nyk. L.paloja pelastustoimesta 35 §).