CARL F. HOFMEISTER, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY et al. , Respondents. OPINION GILBERT, J. Petitioner Carl F. Hofmeister seeks review and annulment of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's determination as to the rate of awarding temporary disability benefits pursuant to Labor Code section 4661. 5. fn. Facts On September 20, 1979, Hofmeister, a reserve firefighter and bulldozer operator engaged in the suppression of a major fire, sustained injuries from burns to his body, arms, back, head and legs. Respondent county denied benefits on the ground that Hofmeister was not a county employee. [4] Inasmuch as Hofmeister was injured on September 20, 1979, section 4661. 5, as amended, is controlling.

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