SOP 511.04-att-1: Inmate Firefighter Waiver of Liability
Summary
This document is a waiver form that inmate firefighters must sign to voluntarily participate in the Georgia Department of Corrections Fire Department. The form confirms that inmates understand firefighting is hazardous work and acknowledge the risks of personal injury while working for the GDC Fire Department at their assigned facility or in the surrounding community. By signing, inmates release the State of Georgia, GDC, and its employees from liability for injuries sustained during firefighting operations.
Key Topics
- inmate firefighter
- waiver of liability
- voluntary assignment
- fire department
- hazardous duty
- liability release
- personal injury
- firefighting operations
- GDC Fire Department
- inmate volunteers
Full Text
Revised 4/01/2011 Attachment I
SOP IVN04-0001
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INMATE FIREFIGHTER WAIVER OF LIABILITY
I, _______________________________________, do hereby volunteer
for assignment to the Georgia Department of Corrections Fire
Department, Station #___________ - ____________________________,
Facility
as a firefighter. I do this of my own free choice and without
coercion, threat, or promise of any reward except that of
training as a firefighter. I understand that this assignment
will necessitate my participation in the fighting of fires both
at the assigned facility and in the surrounding community. I
also understand that firefighting is a hazardous occupation. In
consideration of the benefits I will receive in being trained as
a firefighter, as well as other considerations, I hereby relieve
the State of Georgia, the Georgia Department of Corrections, and
its employees from any liability in case of my personal injury
while engaged in any operations of the GDC Fire Department,
Station #___________________ - _______________________________.
Facility
_________________________________ ______________
Signature Date
_________________________________ _________________
Witness Date
xc: Inmate File
Station Chief