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.
(May 27, 1955, ch. 105, §3, 69 Stat. 67.)
Sections: Previous 1790 1791 1792 1793 1856 1856a 1856a-1 1856b 1856c 1856d 1856m 1856n 1856n-1 1856o 1861 Next
Last modified: October 26, 2015