Delaware Code Title 16. Health and Safety § 6851. Donations to volunteer fire department

(1) The person’s act or omission causing the injury, damage, loss, or death constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct;

(2) The person is the manufacturer of the qualified fire control or rescue equipment;  or

(3) The person modified or altered the equipment after it had been recertified by an authorized technician as meeting the manufacturer's specifications.

(c) Definitions.--(1) “Authorized technician” means a technician who has been certified by the manufacturer of fire control or fire rescue equipment to inspect such equipment.  The technician need not be employed by a state or local agency administering the distribution of the fire control or fire rescue equipment.

(2) “Fire control or rescue equipment” shall be understood to include any fire vehicle, fire fighting tool, communications equipment, protective gear, fire hose, or breathing apparatus.

(3) “Person” shall be understood to include any governmental or other entity.

(4) “Qualified fire control or rescue equipment” shall mean fire control or fire rescue equipment that has been recertified by an authorized technician as meeting the manufacturer's specifications.

(5) “Volunteer fire department” shall mean those volunteer fire departments which are subject to certification and regulation by the State Fire Prevention Commission.