### Question
How does PROCEDURE define volunteer safety personnel?


### Answer
Under *28 U.S.C. § 1863*, **volunteer safety personnel** is defined as:

> individuals serving a public agency (as defined in section 1203(6) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968) in an official capacity, without compensation, as firefighters or members of a rescue squad or ambulance crew

#### Citation:
  - *28 U.S.C. § 1863*
  - Heading: **PART V-PROCEDURE > CHAPTER 121-JURIES; TRIAL BY JURY**

