### Question
What does firefighter mean?


### Answer
**Firefighter** has the following meaning in *15 U.S.C. § 2229a*:

> given the term “employee in fire protection activities” under section 203(y) of title 29.[1](#2229a_1_target)


(2) The terms “Administrator of FEMA”, “career fire department”, “combination fire department”, and “volunteer fire department” have the meanings given such terms in section 2229(a) of this title.

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 2229a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 49-FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL**

