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When the fire department or division of any city or town is operating under such permission or contract, or contracts, on any call beyond the corporate limits of the city or town, it shall be deemed to be operating in a governmental capacity and subject only to such liability for injuries as it would be if it were operating within the corporate limits of such city or town.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":236122,"text":"The governing body of any city or town may, in its discretion, authorize or require the fire department or division thereof to render aid in cases of actual or potential fire occurring beyond their limits, and may prescribe the conditions on which such aid may be rendered, and may enter into a contract, or contracts, with nearby, adjacent or adjoining counties and cities, within or without the Commonwealth, including the District of Columbia, for rendering aid in fire protection in such counties, cities, or any district, or sanitary district thereof or in the District of Columbia, on such terms as may be agreed upon by such governing body and the governing body of the District of Columbia or of such counties or cities or district, including sanitary districts, provided that each of the parties to such agreement may contract as follows: (i) waive any and all claims against all the other parties thereto which may arise out of their activities outside their respective jurisdictions under such agreement; (ii) indemnify and save harmless the other parties to such agreement from all claims by third parties for property damage or personal injury that may arise out of the activities of the other parties to such agreement outside their respective jurisdictions under such agreement. When the fire department or division of any city or town is operating under such permission or contract, or contracts, on any call beyond the corporate limits of the city or town, it shall be deemed to be operating in a governmental capacity and subject only to such liability for injuries as it would be if it were operating within the corporate limits of such 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":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},"next_section":{"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},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/27-2\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1966, chapter 134; in 1968, chapter 801; in 1995, chapter 461<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 502<\/a> and 503<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78953,"section_number":"27-4","catch_line":"Contract of county, city, or town to furnish fire protection","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-4\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":189973,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64892,"identifier":"27-2","token":"27\/1\/27-2","url":"\/27-2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/27-2\/","token":"27\/1\/27-2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Contracts of cities or towns to furnish fire protection","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 27-2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The governing body of any city or town may, in its discretion, authorize or require the fire department or division thereof to render aid in cases of actual or potential fire occurring beyond their limits, and may prescribe the conditions on which such aid may be rendered, and may enter into a contract<\/span>, or contracts<\/span>, with nearby, adjacent or adjoining counties and cities, within or without the Commonwealth, including the District of Columbia, for rendering aid in fire protection in such counties, cities, or any district, or sanitary district thereof or in the District of Columbia, on such terms as may be agreed upon by such governing body and the governing body of the District of Columbia or of such counties or cities or district, including sanitary districts, provided that each of the parties to such agreement may contract<\/span> as follows: (i) waive<\/span> any and all claims against all the other parties thereto which may arise out of their activities outside their respective jurisdictions<\/span> under such agreement; (ii) indemnify and save harmless the other parties to such agreement from all claims by third parties for property damage or personal injury that may arise out of the activities of the other parties to such agreement outside their respective jurisdictions<\/span> under such agreement. When the fire department or division of any city or town is operating under such permission or contract<\/span>, or contracts<\/span>, on any call beyond the corporate limits of the city or town, it shall be deemed to be operating in a governmental capacity and subject only to such liability for injuries as it would be if it were operating within the corporate limits of such city or town.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTRACTS OF CITIES OR TOWNS TO FURNISH FIRE PROTECTION (\u00a7 27-2)\n\nThe governing body of any city or town may, in its discretion, authorize or\nrequire the fire department or division thereof to render aid in cases of actual\nor potential fire occurring beyond their limits, and may prescribe the\nconditions on which such aid may be rendered, and may enter into a contract, or\ncontracts, with nearby, adjacent or adjoining counties and cities, within or\nwithout the Commonwealth, including the District of Columbia, for rendering aid\nin fire protection in such counties, cities, or any district, or sanitary\ndistrict thereof or in the District of Columbia, on such terms as may be agreed\nupon by such governing body and the governing body of the District of Columbia\nor of such counties or cities or district, including sanitary districts,\nprovided that each of the parties to such agreement may contract as follows: (i)\nwaive any and all claims against all the other parties thereto which may arise\nout of their activities outside their respective jurisdictions under such\nagreement; (ii) indemnify and save harmless the other parties to such agreement\nfrom all claims by third parties for property damage or personal injury that may\narise out of the activities of the other parties to such agreement outside their\nrespective jurisdictions under such agreement. When the fire department or\ndivision of any city or town is operating under such permission or contract, or\ncontracts, on any call beyond the corporate limits of the city or town, it shall\nbe deemed to be operating in a governmental capacity and subject only to such\nliability for injuries as it would be if it were operating within the corporate\nlimits of such city or town.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 3033; 1938, p. 576; 1966, c. 134; 1968, c. 801; 1995, c.\n461; 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}}