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title: O.C.G.A. § 25-3-3. Provision of assistance to respond to emergencies, disasters, or hazardous materials.
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# O.C.G.A. § 25-3-3. Provision of assistance to respond to emergencies, disasters, or hazardous materials.

Any fire department may provide assistance to any agency or officer of the United States government, of this state, or of any political subdivision or authority thereof as may be needed to respond to any emergency or disaster, including, but not limited to, floods, sabotage, civil disturbance, fire, earthquake, wind, storm, wave action, oil spill or other water contamination, epidemic, air contamination, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, riot, or energy emergency, as defined by Chapter 3 of Title 38, or to respond to hazardous materials.

## History

Ga. L. 1980, p. 1395, § 4; Ga. L. 2023, p. 730, § 4(a)(1)/HB 475, effective July 1, 2023.

The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, deleted “as defined by Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 32” at the end of this Code section.