20Loss or damage to uniform or personal equipment

20 Loss or damage to uniform or personal equipment

20 Loss or damage to uniform or personal equipment

(1) A firefighter—

(a) must take care of all articles of uniform and personal equipment issued to the firefighter, and

(b) may be required to meet the replacement cost of an article of uniform or equipment damaged or lost through the firefighter’s negligence.

(2) Before a firefighter leaves the firefighter’s employment or service, the firefighter must return—

(a) all departmental property, and

(b) uniform and equipment in the firefighter’s possession, other than an article of uniform or equipment the Commissioner allows the firefighter to keep.

(3) The Commissioner may require a firefighter to pay compensation for—

(a) if the firefighter fails to return departmental property—the loss of the property, or

(b) if any departmental property returned by the firefighter is damaged—the damage to the property, unless the damage is due to fair wear and tear.

(4) The Commissioner may deduct any compensation required to be paid by the firefighter under subsection (3) from money due to the firefighter for the firefighter’s service.