[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 44, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 44CFR151.11]



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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE

 

 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

                                SECURITY

 

PART 151_REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS OF FIREFIGHTING ON FEDERAL PROPERTY

--Table of Contents

 

               Subpart B_Submission, Determination, Appeal

 

Sec. 151.11  Submission of claims.





    Any fire service in any State which believes it has a claim(s) 

cognizable under section 11 shall submit its claim(s) in writing within 

90 days of the occurrence of the fire(s) for which a claim(s) is made. 

If the fire is of such duration that the claimant desires to submit a 

claim before its conclusion, it may do so, but only for the eligible 

costs actually incurred to date. Additional claims may be filed for 

costs



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later incurred. Claims shall be submitted to the Director, FEMA, 

Washington, DC, 20472. Each claim shall include the following 

information:

    (a) Name, address, jurisdiction and nature (volunteer, private, 

municipal, etc.) of claimant's fire service organization;

    (b) Name, title, address and telephone number of individual 

authorized by the claimant fire service to make this claim in its behalf 

and his/her certification as to the accuracy of the information 

provided;

    (c) Name and telephone number of Federal employee familiar with the 

facts of the event and the name and address of the Federal agency having 

jurisdiction over the property on which the fire occurred;

    (d) Proof of authority to fight the fire (source of alarm, whether 

fire service was requested by responsible Federal official or whether 

such an official accepted the assistance when offered);

    (e) Personnel and equipment committed to fighting of fire (type of 

equipment and number of items); and an itemized list of direct expenses 

(e.g., hours of equipment operation, fuel costs, consumables, overtime 

pay and wages for any specially hired personnel) and direct losses 

(e.g., damaged or destroyed equipment, to include purchase cost, 

estimate of the cost of repairs, statement of depreciated value 

immediately preceding and subsequent to the damage or destruction and 

the extent of insurance coverage) actually incurred in fighting the 

fire. A statement should be included explaining why each such expense or 

loss is considered by the claimant not be a normal operating cost, or to 

be in excess of normal operating costs;

    (f) Copy of fire report which includes the location of the fire, a 

description of the property burned, the time of alarm, etc.;

    (g) Such other information or documentation as the Director 

considers relevant to those considerations to be made in determining the 

amount authorized for payment, as set forth in Sec. 151.12 of these 

regulations;

    (h) Source and amount of any payments received or to be received for 

the fiscal year in which the fire occurred, including taxes or payments 

in lieu of taxes and including all monies received or receivable from 

the United States through any program or agreement including categorical 

or block grants, and contracts, by the claimant fire service or its 

parent jurisdiction for the support of fire services on the property on 

which the fire occurred. If this information is available when the claim 

is submitted, it should accompany the claim. If it is not, the 

information should be submitted as soon as practicable, but no later 

than 15 days after the end of the Federal fiscal year in which the fire 

occurred.



(Approved by Office of Management and Budget under control number 3067-

0141)