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10-3-908. Intrastate mutual aid system -- limitation on assistance -- command and control

MT Code § 10-3-908 (2019) (N/A)
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10-3-908. Intrastate mutual aid system -- limitation on assistance -- command and control. A member jurisdiction's obligation to provide assistance to prevent, respond to, or recover from an emergency or disaster or in drills or exercises is subject to the following conditions:

(1) A member jurisdiction that responds to a request for assistance from a requesting member jurisdiction may withhold resources to the extent necessary to provide reasonable protection and services for the responding jurisdiction.

(2) The personnel of a responding member jurisdiction are under:

(a) the command control of the responding jurisdiction for purposes that include medical protocols, standard operating procedures, and other protocols; and

(b) the operational control of the appropriate officials of the member jurisdiction receiving the assistance.

(3) The assets and equipment of a responding member jurisdiction are under:

(a) the command control of the responding jurisdiction; and

(b) the operational control of the appropriate officials of the member jurisdiction receiving the assistance.

History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 354, L. 2005.

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