Section 4850.7 Of Article 7. City Police And Firemen, Sheriffs, And Others From California Labor Code >> Division 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 7.

. (a) Any firefighter employed by a dependent or independent fire district may be entitled to the benefits of this article, if otherwise entitled to these benefits, even though the employee is not a member of the Public Employees' Retirement System or subject to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 31450) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 3 of the Government Code).
  (b) The issue of whether the firefighters employed by a fire district are entitled to the benefits of this article is subject to Article 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Chapter 3 of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
  (c) If the governing body of the district agrees that the benefits shall apply, it shall adopt a resolution to that effect.