15 USC § 2223e - “Emergency response personnel” defined

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title: "15 USC § 2223e - “Emergency response personnel” defined"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "2223e"
section_name: "“Emergency response personnel” defined"
chapter_number: 49
chapter_name: "FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–446, § 6, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1046.)"
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# § 2223e. “Emergency response personnel” defined

As used in sections 2223a to 2223e of this title, the term “emergency response personnel” means personnel responsible for mitigation activities in a medical emergency, fire emergency, hazardous material emergency, or natural disaster.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–446, § 6, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1046.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Firefighters’ Safety Study Act, and not as part of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter.