§44-231a. Fire protection agreements.
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A. The Adjutant General, pursuant to authority granted under 42 U.S.C. Section 1856a and applicable Army, Air Force or National Guard regulations, may enter into a reciprocal agreement with any city, county, town or municipal corporation or agency of the State of Oklahoma maintaining fire protection facilities in the vicinity of such property, for mutual aid in furnishing fire protection for such property and for other property for which such entity normally provides fire protection.
B. Fire protection units will continue under the command and control of their regular chain of command, but the organizational unit will come under operational control of the fire protection service authorities of the jurisdiction receiving assistance.
C. Each agreement shall include a waiver by each party of all claims against the other party for compensation for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring in consequence of the performance of such agreement. Any such agreement may provide for the reimbursement of any party for all or any part of the cost incurred by such party in furnishing fire protection for or on behalf of any other party.
D. The Adjutant General shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section. Added by Laws 2017, c. 72, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 2017.