Supreme Court rules firefighter employment period counts as police service for pension eligibility under specific fire service law provisions.

The Supreme Court of Poland quashed the appellate court's dismissal of Helmut H.'s pension claim, ordering a retrial. The applicant argued that his employment period from June 1992 to November 1997, during which he consented to become a firefighter, should count as official police service. The court held that this period must be treated as service in the State Fire Service for the purpose of pension regulations, rejecting the lower court's distinction based on the employment contract type.