Virginia § 27-2.1 - Contracts for fire protection for federal and state property
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 27-2.1 — Contracts for fire protection for federal and state property, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-2.1. Contracts for fire protection for federal and state property
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.
In 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.
The 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.
The 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.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Virginia § 27-2.1
What does Code of Virginia § 27-2.1 cover?
Section 27-2.1 ("Contracts for fire protection for federal and state property") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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