Decedent Jamel Sears, a probationary firefighter, passed away due to dehydration while performing the Fire Academy's physically demanding Functional Skills Training (FST) exercise course, which was designed to simulate actual firefighting tasks under a controlled environment.
Plaintiff is not entitled to recover under General Municipal Law § 205-a, as the injuries decedent sustained were not the type of occupational injury that Labor Law § 27-a was designed...
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