North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 58. Insurance § 58-80-30. No authority in State Volunteer Fire Department to render assistance to nonaccepting counties

The State Volunteer Fire Department shall not have authority to render assistance in any emergency occurring within a county which has not accepted the terms and conditions of this Article by resolution of the board of county commissioners: Provided, that nothing in this Article shall be construed to prevent any municipality from voluntarily permitting its fire department to render assistance in any emergency, notwithstanding that it may arise in a county which has failed to accept this Article.