Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§1856b Emergency Assistance
Title 42 › CHAPTER 15A — RECIPROCAL FIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENTS › SUBCHAPTER I — PROTECTION OF UNITED STATES PROPERTY › § 1856b
Summary
Without any agreement, an agency head may give emergency help to fight fires and protect lives and property near its fire facilities if agency rules find it is in the U.S. interest.
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Title 42, §1856b
The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102