---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 561.5"
title: "49"
number: "561.5"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/561.5"
---

# §561.5. Definitions.

- (a) **Statutory definitions.** All terms defined in [section 30102](/cfr/49/30102.md) of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (49 U.S.C. chapter 301, et seq.) are used in their statutory meaning.
- (b) **Motor vehicle safety standard definitions.** All terms defined in [49 CFR part 571](/cfr/49/part571.md) are used as defined therein.
- (c) **Other definitions—** Emergency response guide means a document containing in-depth vehicle-specific information related to fire, submersion, leakage of fluids, towing, and storage of vehicles for first and second responders.

  First responder means a person with specialized training such as a law enforcement officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician, and/or firefighter.

  Rescue sheet means an abbreviated version of an emergency response guide that gives quick information about a vehicle's construction, intended for use by first and second responders at the scene of a crash.

  Second responder means a worker who supports first responders by cleaning up a site, towing vehicles, and/or supporting services after an event requiring first responders.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115, 30117, and 30166; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 104350, Dec. 20, 2024, unless otherwise noted.