---
kind: "section"
citation: "44 C.F.R. § 151.01"
title: "44"
number: "151.01"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/44/151.01"
---

# §151.01. Purpose.


[Section 11](/cfr/44/11.md) 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](/cfr/44/11.md).


## Notes

### Authority

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).

### Source

Source: 49 FR 5929, Feb. 16, 1984, unless otherwise noted.