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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 28E.41 EMERGENCY SERVICES – 1 2 CONTRACTS FOR MUTUAL AID. 1 3 1. A city fire department, benefited fire district, or 1 4 township fire department may enter into contracts providing 1 5 for mutual aid regarding emergency services provided by such 1 6 department or district. The contracts that are agreed upon 1 7 may provide for compensation from the parties and other terms 1 8 that are agreeable to the parties and may be for an indefinite 1 9 period as long as they include a sixty-day cancellation notice 1 10 by any party. The contracts agreed upon shall not be entered 1 11 into for the purpose of reducing the number of employees of 1 12 any party. 1 13 2. A city fire department, benefited fire district, or 1 14 township fire department may provide assistance to any other 1 15 such department or district in the state at the time of a 1 16 significant emergency such as a fire, earthquake, flood, 1 17 tornado, hazardous material incident, or other such disaster. 1 18 The chief or highest ranking fire officer of an assisting 1 19 department or district may render aid to a requesting 1 20 department or district as long as the chief or officer is 1 21 acting in accordance with the policies and procedures set 1 22 forth by the governing board of the assisting department or 1 23 district. 1 24 3. The chief or highest ranking officer of the city fire 1 25 department, benefited fire district, or township fire 1 26 department of the district within which the incident occurs 1 27 shall maintain control of the incident in accordance with the 1 28 provisions of chapter 102. The chief or highest ranking 1 29 officer of the department or district giving mutual aid shall 1 30 be in charge of the assisting departmental or district 1 31 personnel. 1 32 EXPLANATION 1 33 This bill provides that any city fire department, benefited 1 34 fire district, or township fire department may enter into 1 35 mutual aid agreements concerning emergency services provided 2 1 by that department or district. The bill provides that in 2 2 rendering assistance for a disaster pursuant to a mutual aid 2 3 agreement, the chief of the fire department or district where 2 4 the incident occurred shall maintain control of the incident 2 5 as provided in chapter 102 and the chief of the assisting 2 6 department or district shall only be responsible for the 2 7 assisting department's or district's personnel. 2 8 LSB 4256HA 76 2 9 ec/sc/14
Text: HSB00746 Text: HSB00748 Text: HSB00700 - HSB00799 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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