Enriquez

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Kailyn Enriquez appeals from an order of dismissal entered after the trial court sustained defendant City of Sierra Madre’s demurrer to her first amended complaint without leave to amend.1 We affirm.

FACTS

On October 13, 2007 Enriquez applied for a position as a firefighter for the Sierra Madre Fire Department (SMFD), after completing her firefighter training in July 2007. On January 28, 2008 City of Sierra Madre City Manager Elaine Aguilar and SMFD Chief Stephen Heydorff appointed Enriquez to work as a probationary volunteer firefighter for the SMFD. Enriquez eventually completed her probationary period as a volunteer firefighter. The City hires and fires volunteer firefighters, sets the rules and regulations for their work, requires them to work specific shifts and to arrive on time, and requires them to report to supervisors and to work within the framework of the SMFD. Volunteer firefighters also receive training and are covered by workers’ compensation. The City keeps records of the volunteer firefighters’ service. It pays volunteer firefighters a stipend of $1 per day, paid every 90 days. It also pays voluntary firefighters

Enriquez purports…