Paid-On-Call 1 : A form of compensation to part-time firefighters or other emergency responders where the responders only report to work and receive compensation when contacted by a dispatcher
Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Glossary of Terms (Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program), Washington, DC,USA 2014. http://www.fema.gov/rules-tools/glossary-terms, (Fr Fight - Amer) {839}