Section 71-A. Injury or death of person aiding a police officer or peace officer

A person who, after having been lawfully  commanded  to  aid  a  police officer or peace officer in effectuating or securing an arrest or
  in  preventing  the  commission  by another of any offense, is killed or
  injured or his property or that of his  employer  is  damaged  and  such
  death,  injury  or damage arises out of and in the course of aiding such
  officer, the person or employer so  injured  or  whose  property  is  so
  damaged  or  the  personal representatives of the person so killed shall
  have a cause of action to recover the amount of such  damage  or  injury
  against  the  municipal corporation by which such officer is employed at
  the time such command is obeyed. In the event of the death of the person
  so commanded to aid an officer, the action  shall  be  governed  by  the
  provisions  of  part  four  of  article  five of the estates, powers and
  trusts law.