The Village of McConnellsville and its carrier appeal from an award of compensation made to a widow of a volunteer fireman of the nearby Village of Canastota on the ground that no "call to furnish assistance" was given within the terms of the Volunteer Firemen's Benefit Law (§ 30, subd. 6). This section provides that "a call to furnish assistance" may be made "by any person aware of the peril involved and the need for assistance". It provides further that the "call"...
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