{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s5187","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f5187.","heading":"Fire management assistance","text":"\u00a7\u202f5187.\nFire management assistance\n(a)\nIn general\nThe President is authorized to provide assistance, including grants, equipment, supplies, and personnel, to any State or local government for the mitigation, management, and control of any fire on public or private forest land or grassland that threatens such destruction as would constitute a major disaster.\n(b)\nCoordination with State and tribal departments of forestry\nIn providing assistance under this section, the President shall coordinate with State and tribal departments of forestry.\n(c)\nEssential assistance\nIn providing assistance under this section, the President may use the authority provided under\nsection 5170b of this title\n(d)\nHazard mitigation assistance\nWhether or not a major disaster is declared, the President may provide hazard mitigation assistance in accordance with\nsection 5170c of this title\n(e)\nRules and regulations\nThe President shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t42/s5187.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s5187","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f5187."},{"t":"heading","text":"Fire management assistance"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s5187/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The President is authorized to provide assistance, including grants, equipment, supplies, and personnel, to any State or local government for the mitigation, management, and control of any fire on public or private forest land or grassland that threatens such destruction as would constitute a major disaster.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s5187/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Coordination with State and tribal departments of forestry"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"In providing assistance under this section, the President shall coordinate with State and tribal departments of forestry.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s5187/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Essential assistance"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"In providing assistance under this section, the President may use the authority provided under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 5170b of this title","href":"/us/usc/t42/s5170b","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s5187/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Hazard mitigation assistance"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Whether or not a major disaster is declared, the President may provide hazard mitigation assistance in accordance with ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 5170c of this title","href":"/us/usc/t42/s5170c","tail":" in any area affected by a fire for which assistance was provided under this section."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s5187/e","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(e)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Rules and regulations"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The President shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}