DEFINITIONS.
Raleigh City Code § 5-3001
in effectSec. 5-3001. - DEFINITIONS.
(a) Fireman:
The word fireman as used in this chapter shall mean and include only an employee of the Fire Department of the City, who shall be carried on the official payrolls of the City as a fireman, and who shall be engaged in or subject to active duties in the fighting and extinguishment of fires and in the protection of property and life therefrom, including but not being limited to a driver of a fire truck, a fireman-mechanic, a private, lieutenant, captain, Assistant Chief and Chief of the Fire Department.
(b) Policeman:
The word policeman as used in this article shall mean and include only an employee of the Police Department of the City, who shall be carried on the official payrolls of the City as a policeman, and who shall be engaged in or subject to active duties as a law enforcement officer for the maintenance of order, preventing and detecting crime, directing traffic, or enforcing laws and ordinances, with power to make arrests, including but not limited to a private, patrolman, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, Assistant Chief, Chief, or other police officer of the Police Department.
Source: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/raleigh/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=DIVIICOGEOR_PT5PUSA_CH3POFISPREFU_S5-3001DEFetched: 11/1/2026