Section 53. Reciprocal firefighting arrangements with other Fire and Emergency Service

53. The Director General, Fire and Emergency Services or any Fire Officer authorized by the State Government may, with the previous sanction of the State Government, enter into an agreement with any Fire and Emergency Service or the Authority which maintains the said Fire and Emergency Service, beyond the limits of any area in which this Act is in force for providing personnel or equipment or both, for fire-fighting purposes, on such terms as may be provided by or under the agreement on reciprocal basis in public interest.