Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60
§1856b Emergency Assistance
Title 42 › Chapter 15A— RECIPROCAL FIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENTS › Subchapter I— PROTECTION OF UNITED STATES PROPERTY › § 1856b
Summary
Agency heads may use nearby fire facilities to fight fires and save lives or property when no agreement covers it and their own rules say doing so serves the public interest.
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Title 42, §1856b
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In the absence of any agreement authorized or ratified by section 1856a of this title, each agency head is authorized to render emergency assistance in extinguishing fires and in preserving life and property from fire, within the vicinity of any place at which such agency maintains fire-protection facilities, when the rendition of such assistance is determined, under regulations prescribed by the agency head, to be in the best interest of the United States.
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42 U.S.C. § 1856b
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60