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Firefighters and union seek word change to let call firefighters buy back service from any department
Summary
Witnesses asked the committee to amend buyback language so volunteer/call firefighters can purchase creditable service from any fire department rather than only from the department where they later worked, aligning firefighter rules with police practice.
Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts and witnesses asked the Joint Committee on Public Service to report favorably on legislation that would allow former call (volunteer) firefighters to buy back service credit from any fire department, rather than only from the department where they later became full‑time employees.
Paul Jakes, legislative agent for the Professional Firefighters of…
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