{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/27-2.1.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/27-2.1.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/27-2.1.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/27-2.1.html"}],"law_id":62221,"edition_id":1,"section_id":62221,"structure_id":15935,"section_number":"27-2.1","catch_line":"Contracts for fire protection for federal and state property","history":"1980, c. 729; 1995, c. 461; 2015, cc. 502, 503.","full_text":"Any county, city, or town may contract with the federal or state government to provide fire service to federal or state property located within or without the boundaries of the county, city, or town.\n\t\tIn the absence of a written contract, any acts performed and all expenditures made by a county, city, or town in providing fire protection to property owned by the federal government shall be deemed conclusively to be for a public and governmental purpose and all of the immunities from liability enjoyed by a county, city, or town when acting through its firefighters for a public or governmental purpose within or without its territorial limits shall be enjoyed by it to the same extent when such county, city, or town is so acting, under the provisions of this section, or under other lawful authority.\n\t\tThe firefighters of any county, city, or town when acting hereunder, or under other lawful authority, shall have all of the immunities from liability and exemptions from laws, ordinances, and regulations and shall have all of the pension, relief, disability, workers’ compensation, and other benefits enjoyed by them while performing their respective duties.\n\t\tThe amount of compensation to the county, city, or town pursuant to the contract shall be a matter within the sole discretion of the governing body of the county, city, or town.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226914,"text":"Any county, city, or town may contract with the federal or state government to provide fire service to federal or state property located within or without the boundaries of the county, city, or town.\n\t\tIn the absence of a written contract, any acts performed and all expenditures made by a county, city, or town in providing fire protection to property owned by the federal government shall be deemed conclusively to be for a public and governmental purpose and all of the immunities from liability enjoyed by a county, city, or town when acting through its firefighters for a public or governmental purpose within or without its territorial limits shall be enjoyed by it to the same extent when such county, city, or town is so acting, under the provisions of this section, or under other lawful authority.\n\t\tThe firefighters of any county, city, or town when acting hereunder, or under other lawful authority, shall have all of the immunities from liability and exemptions from laws, ordinances, and regulations and shall have all of the pension, relief, disability, workers’ compensation, and other benefits enjoyed by them while performing their respective duties.\n\t\tThe amount of compensation to the county, city, or town pursuant to the contract shall be a matter within the sole discretion of the governing body of the county, city, or town.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15935,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13504,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:02:17","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:02:17","permalink":{"id":189967,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15935,"identifier":"1","token":"27\/1","url":"\/27\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13504,"edition_id":1,"name":"Fire Protection","identifier":"27","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:05","permalink":{"id":189965,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13504,"identifier":"27","token":"27","url":"\/27\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":86806,"structure_id":15935,"section_number":"27-1","catch_line":"Firefighters and equipment may in emergencies go or be sent beyond territorial limits","url":"\/27-1\/","token":"27\/1\/27-1","metadata":false},{"id":64892,"structure_id":15935,"section_number":"27-2","catch_line":"Contracts of cities or towns to furnish fire protection","url":"\/27-2\/","token":"27\/1\/27-2","metadata":false},{"id":62221,"structure_id":15935,"section_number":"27-2.1","catch_line":"Contracts for fire protection for federal and state property","url":"\/27-2.1\/","token":"27\/1\/27-2.1","metadata":false},{"id":77222,"structure_id":15935,"section_number":"27-3","catch_line":"Contract of county with city or another county for fire protection","url":"\/27-3\/","token":"27\/1\/27-3","metadata":false},{"id":62676,"structure_id":15935,"section_number":"27-3.1","catch_line":"Public liability insurance to cover claims arising out of mutual aid agreements","url":"\/27-3.1\/","token":"27\/1\/27-3.1","metadata":false},{"id":78953,"structure_id":15935,"section_number":"27-4","catch_line":"Contract of county, city, or town to furnish fire protection","url":"\/27-4\/","token":"27\/1\/27-4","metadata":false},{"id":72883,"structure_id":15935,"section_number":"27-5","catch_line":"Contracts as to installation of automatic sprinklers with incidental insurance clauses","url":"\/27-5\/","token":"27\/1\/27-5","metadata":false},{"id":80321,"structure_id":15935,"section_number":"27-5.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/27-5.1\/","token":"27\/1\/27-5.1","metadata":false},{"id":82964,"structure_id":15935,"section_number":"27-5.2","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/27-5.2\/","token":"27\/1\/27-5.2","metadata":false},{"id":81941,"structure_id":15935,"section_number":"27-5.3","catch_line":"Certain counties authorized to accept grants and other federal assistance","url":"\/27-5.3\/","token":"27\/1\/27-5.3","metadata":false},{"id":83937,"structure_id":15935,"section_number":"27-5.4","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/27-5.4\/","token":"27\/1\/27-5.4","metadata":false},{"id":61951,"structure_id":15935,"section_number":"27-5.5","catch_line":"Plans of certain state structures to be submitted to local governing bodies; access of local fire officials to state structures; corrective actions","url":"\/27-5.5\/","token":"27\/1\/27-5.5","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":64892,"structure_id":15935,"section_number":"27-2","catch_line":"Contracts of cities or towns to furnish fire protection","url":"\/27-2\/","token":"27\/1\/27-2","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":77222,"structure_id":15935,"section_number":"27-3","catch_line":"Contract of county with city or another county for fire protection","url":"\/27-3\/","token":"27\/1\/27-3","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/27-2.1\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 729 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1995, chapter 461<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 502<\/a> and 503<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":189977,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62221,"identifier":"27-2.1","token":"27\/1\/27-2.1","url":"\/27-2.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/27-2.1\/","token":"27\/1\/27-2.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Contracts for fire protection for federal and state property","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 27-2.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any county, city, or town may contract<\/span> with the federal or state government to provide fire service to federal or state property located within or without the boundaries of the county, city, or town.\n\t\tIn the absence of a written contract<\/span>, any acts performed and all expenditures made by a county, city, or town in providing fire protection to property owned by the federal government shall be deemed conclusively to be for a public and governmental purpose and all of the immunities from liability enjoyed by a county, city, or town when acting through its firefighters for a public or governmental purpose within or without its territorial limits shall be enjoyed by it to the same extent when such county, city, or town is so acting, under the provisions of this section, or under other lawful authority.\n\t\tThe firefighters of any county, city, or town when acting hereunder, or under other lawful authority, shall have all of the immunities from liability and exemptions from laws<\/span>, ordinances<\/span>, and regulations and shall have all of the pension, relief, disability, workers’ compensation, and other benefits enjoyed by them while performing their respective duties.\n\t\tThe amount of compensation to the county, city, or town pursuant to the contract<\/span> shall be a matter within the sole discretion of the governing body of the county, city, or town.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTRACTS FOR FIRE PROTECTION FOR FEDERAL AND STATE PROPERTY (\u00a7 27-2.1)\n\nAny county, city, or town may contract with the federal or state government to\nprovide fire service to federal or state property located within or without the\nboundaries of the county, city, or town.\n\t\tIn the absence of a written contract, any acts performed and all expenditures\nmade by a county, city, or town in providing fire protection to property owned\nby the federal government shall be deemed conclusively to be for a public and\ngovernmental purpose and all of the immunities from liability enjoyed by a\ncounty, city, or town when acting through its firefighters for a public or\ngovernmental purpose within or without its territorial limits shall be enjoyed\nby it to the same extent when such county, city, or town is so acting, under the\nprovisions of this section, or under other lawful authority.\n\t\tThe firefighters of any county, city, or town when acting hereunder, or under\nother lawful authority, shall have all of the immunities from liability and\nexemptions from laws, ordinances, and regulations and shall have all of the\npension, relief, disability, workers’ compensation, and other benefits\nenjoyed by them while performing their respective duties.\n\t\tThe amount of compensation to the county, city, or town pursuant to the\ncontract shall be a matter within the sole discretion of the governing body of\nthe county, city, or town.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 729; 1995, c. 461; 2015, cc. 502, 503.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}