Section 5-4 - Eligibility Requirements (a) A person not serving in the Wyoming national guard is eligible to apply for and receive funds from the First Responder Fund if they are: - (i) A resident of Wyoming at the time they are called or ordered into federal service with a National Guard unit in any state in the United States. Residency will be determined by the "Home of Record" on the Title 10 order (which is the federal document that is used to call or order a person into federal service with a national guard unit in any state); and
- (ii) Whose primary occupation is that of a first responder when they are called or ordered into federal service with a National Guard unit in any state in the United States. "First responder" is an individual who in the initial stages of an incident are responsible for the protection and preservation of life, property, evidence, and the environment, including emergency response providers, emergency management, public health, public safety, clinical care, public works, and other skilled support personnel that provide immediate support services during prevention, response, and recovery operations.
(b) Pursuant to W.S. § 19-11-115(f), these rules do not apply to persons serving in the Wyoming national guard. These rules only apply to those persons identified in W.S. § 19-11-115(f).