Martin Derrane v. City of Hartford

Summary

The court held that a paid firefighter injured while responding to a neighboring municipality’s mutual-aid request remains covered by workers’ compensation through the firefighter’s home municipality. The statute providing coverage when a firefighter offers personal services to another municipality applies only to good-Samaritan situations outside the firefighter’s ordinary employment, not to on-duty mutual-aid responses. The court therefore affirmed the review board’s determination that Hartford, rather than West Hartford, was responsible for the claim.