§ 6513 Extraterritorial Public Employee Protections

• •If you work for the government and have protections or benefits at your job, those same protections and benefits apply even if you're working outside your usual area.
• •This includes things like not being held personally responsible for certain mistakes, getting workers' compensation if you're hurt, and receiving disability benefits.
• •The rules that protect you at work don't change just because you're working somewhere else for your job.

A firefighter from Los Angeles is sent to help fight a wildfire in San Diego.

If the firefighter gets injured while working in San Diego, they will still get the same workers' compensation and benefits as if they were working in Los Angeles. They are also protected from being sued for mistakes made while fighting the fire, just like they would be at home.