Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement

Objective

To allow reciprocal agreements with fire organizations (as defined in 42 USC 1856) for mutual aid in furnishing fire protection. furthermore, to improve efficiency by facilitating the coordination and exchange of personnel, equipment, supplies, services, and funds among the parties in sustaining wildland fire management activities, such as prevention, preparedness, communication and education, fuels treatment and hazard mitigation, fire planning, response strategies, tactics and alternatives, suppression and post-fire rehabilitation and restoration.

Who Can Apply

• State
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• U.S. Federal Government
• U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)

The Forest Service may enter into Cooperative Fire Protection Agreements with a “fire organization.” The term “fire organization” means any governmental entity or public or private corporation or association maintaining fire protection facilities within the United States, its Territories and possessions, and any governmental entity or public or private corporation or association which maintains fire protection facilities in any foreign country in the vicinity of any installation of the United States. The Forest Service is charged with the duty of providing fire protection for any property of the United States and is authorized to enter into a reciprocal agreement, with any fire organization maintaining fire protection facilities in the vicinity of such property, for mutual aid in furnishing fire protection for such property and for other property for which such organization normally provides fire protection.

Who Benefits

• State
• Local
• Land/Property Owner
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• U.S. Federal Government

Assistance Types

• Other Financial Assistance

Program Contact

adam.smith5@usda.gov
5312898147