Court of Appeals of Maryland July 27, 2000, 77, Sept. Term, 1999 (Mayor of Baltimore v. Chase)

BELL, Chief Judge.

The issue that we resolve in this opinion is the applicability of Maryland Code (1973, 1998 Repl.Vol., 1999 Cum Supp.) § 5-604(a),1 which grants immunity to those within its coverage “from civil liability for any act or omission in the course of performing their duties,” to a paramedic in the Baltimore City Fire Department.