### Question
What does fire organization mean?


### Answer
**Fire organization** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 1856*:

> any governmental entity or public or private corporation or association maintaining fire protection facilities within the United States, its Territories and possessions, and any governmental entity or public or private corporation or association which maintains fire protection facilities in any foreign country in the vicinity of any installation of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1856*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 15A-RECIPROCAL FIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENTS > SUBCHAPTER I-PROTECTION OF UNITED STATES PROPERTY**

