24 - Waiver agreements.

§ 24. Waiver  agreements.  No  agreement  or  release  by  a volunteer  firefighter, or, in the case of death,  the  dependents  of  a  deceased  volunteer  firefighter, to waive his or her right to benefits under this  chapter shall be valid, except as provided in section thirty-two of  the  workers' compensation law or otherwise in this chapter.