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FIREFIGHTER’S DEATH DURING A TRAINING EXERCISE NOT ACTIONABLE UNDER GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW 205-a AND LABOR LAW 27-a (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department determined plaintiff probationary firefighter’s death from dehydration during fire department training (functional skills training or FST) was not the type of occupational injury which is actionable under General Municipal Law 205-a and Labor Law 27-a:

Decedent … , a probationary firefighter, passed away due to dehydration while performing the Fire Academy’s physically demanding Functional Skills Training (FST) exercise course, which was designed to simulate actual firefighting tasks under a controlled environment.

Plaintiff is not entitled to recover under GML § 205-a, as the injuries decedent sustained were not the type of occupational injury that Labor Law § 27-a was designed to protect, but rather, arose from risks unique to firefighting work … . While the performance of the FST course was part of training, and not part of firefighting per se, the ability to perform it efficiently was a necessary and important part of the job, as it ensures that a firefighter could effectively perform the tasks during an actual fire. The risks of dehydration and other physiological conditions experienced during FST training are the same as those inherent in actual firefighting. Given the special dangers firefighters face, and their responsibility to protect the public, judgments as to how they should be trained are better left for the FDNY supervisors and not second-guessed by the Department of Labor. Sears v City of New York, 2018 NY Slip Op 02430, First Dept 4-10-18

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