10-3-1104. Authorization to enter agreement -- general content -- authority. (1) Any one or more fire protection services, emergency medical care providers, or local government subdivisions of this state may enter into a mutual aid agreement with any one or more fire protection services, emergency medical care providers, or local government subdivisions of any other state or the United States to provide emergency services to the area covered by the agreement. The agreement must be authorized and approved by the governing body of each party to the agreement that is not an agency of the United States government.
(2) The agreement must fully set forth the powers, rights, and obligations of the parties to the agreement.
(3) A mutual aid agreement grants a fire protection service or emergency medical care provider of this state authority to operate outside of the state and grants authority for a fire protection service or emergency medical care provider of another state or the United States to operate within this state as if the fire service or emergency medical care provider were organized and operated under the laws of this state.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 5, L. 1989.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services
Chapter 3. Disaster and Emergency Services
Part 11. Interstate Emergency Services
10-3-1104. Authorization to enter agreement -- general content -- authority
10-3-1105. Detailed content of agreement
10-3-1106. Submission of agreement to attorney general
10-3-1107. Filing of agreement
10-3-1108. through 10-3-1110 reserved
10-3-1111. Agreement not to relieve agency of duties
10-3-1112. Limitation of powers
10-3-1113. Right of state in actions involving agreements
10-3-1114. Effect of other law
10-3-1115. Authorization to appropriate funds for purpose of agreement