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44 CFR § 151.01 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t44/s151.01"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "44 CFR § 151.01 - Purpose."
title_number: 44
title_name: "Emergency Management and Assistance"
section_number: "151.01"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL"
part_number: "151"
part_name: "REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS OF FIREFIGHTING ON FEDERAL PROPERTY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 11 and 21(b)(5), Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2210 and 2218(b)(5)); Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 379) and E.O. 12127, dated Mar. 31, 1979 (3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 376)."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 5929, Feb. 16, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "151"
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# 151.01 Purpose.

Section 11 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, provides that “each fire service that engages in the fighting of a fire on property which is under the jurisdiction of the United States may file a claim with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the amount of direct expenses and direct losses incurred by such fire service as a result of fighting such fire.” This part, implements section 11 of the Act and governs the submission, determination, and appeal of claims under section 11.