§ 58-83-1. Authority to send firemen and apparatus beyond territorial limits; privileges and immunities. - North Carolina Statutes

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§ 58‑83‑1. Authority to send firemen and apparatus beyond territorial limits; privilegesand immunities.

A county, municipalcorporation, fire protection district, sanitary district or incorporated firedepartment shall have full authority to send, or to decline to send, firemenand apparatus beyond the territorial limits which it normally serves.

When responding to a call andwhile working at a fire or other emergency outside the territorial limits whichit normally serves, members and employees of county, municipal corporation,fire protection district, sanitary district and incorporated fire departmentsshall have all authority, rights, privileges and immunities including coverageunder the Workers' Compensation Laws, as they have when responding to a calland while working at a fire or other emergency inside the territorial limitsnormally served.

A county, municipalcorporation, fire protection district, sanitary district, or incorporated firedepartment, in attending an emergency or answering a call outside the limits ofthe county, municipal corporation, fire protection district, sanitary district,or other area normally served, shall have all authority, rights, privileges,and immunities that it would have in attending an emergency or answering a callinside the territorial limits normally served. (1965, c. 707; 1991, c. 636,s. 3.)