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Can fire departments bill insurance for emergency response? Understand cleanup, hazmat costs, coverage limits, documentation and a real example from Washington law.

Fire departments that respond to fires on federally owned property may have an opportunity to recover certain firefighting costs through the U.S. Fire Administration. The important part: the claim must be submitted within 90 days of the incident. What May Qualify? According to the U.S. Fire Administration, the program applies to eligible state, local, tribal, territorial, public, and private fire departments that performed fire suppression activities on federally owned proper