33-15-19 - Mutual aid arrangements.
§ 33-15-19. Mutual aid arrangements.
(a) The governing body of a municipality or county of the state is authorized to participate in the Statewide Mutual Aid Compact (SMAC) established by the agency as a mechanism to standardize mutual aid arrangements between jurisdictions within the state. SMAC provides guidelines for requesting and receiving mutual aid, liability protection and reimbursement procedures for providing such aid. The governing body of each political subdivision of the state is strongly encouraged to sign and ratify the SMAC for mutual aid between their jurisdiction and other cities or counties within the state. A copy of this agreement must be signed by the senior elected official of the jurisdiction and the director and will be maintained on file by the agency.
(b) Political subdivisions of the state are also authorized to develop and enter into mutual aid agreements with other jurisdictions outside the state for reciprocal emergency aid and assistance in case of emergencies too extensive to be dealt with unassisted. Copies of the agreements shall be sent to the agency and shall be consistent with the state comprehensive emergency management plan and program, and in time of emergency it shall be the duty of each local emergency management organization to render assistance in accordance with the provisions of such mutual aid agreements.
(c) The Governor may enter into compacts with any state or group of states if he finds that joint action with that state or group of states is desirable in meeting common intergovernmental problems of emergency management planning or emergency prevention, mitigation, response and recovery.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 8610-10; Laws, 1952, ch. 312, § 10; Laws, 1980, ch. 491, § 10; Laws, 1995, ch. 333, § 10; Laws, 2006, ch. 374, § 2, eff from and after passage (approved Mar. 13, 2006.)