§ 160A-293. Fire protection outside city limits; immunity; injury to firemen. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 160A‑293.  Fireprotection outside city limits; immunity; injury to firemen.

(a)        A city may install and maintain water mains, pipes,hydrants, buildings and equipment outside its corporate limits and may send itsfiremen and equipment outside its corporate limits to provide fire protectionto rural or unincorporated areas pursuant to agreements between the city andthe county, or between the city and the owner of the property to be protected.Counties are hereby authorized to enter into these agreements and to make fromtax funds any payments agreed upon for rural fire protection.

(b)        No city or any officer or employee thereof shall be held toanswer in any civil action or proceeding for failure or delay in answeringcalls for fire protection outside the corporate limits, nor shall any city beheld to answer in any civil action or proceeding for the acts or omissions ofits officers or employees in rendering fire protection services outside itscorporate limits.

(c)        Any employee of a city fire department, while engaged in anyduty or activity outside the corporate limits of the city pursuant to orders ofthe fire chief or council, shall have all of the jurisdiction, authority,rights, privileges, and immunities, including coverage under the workers'compensation laws, which they have within the corporate limits of the city. (1919, c. 244; C.S., s. 2804; 1941, c. 188; 1947, c.669; 1949, c. 89; 1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1991, c. 636, s. 3.)