§ 15-1-121 — Fire protection agreements authorized; limitation; liability

Wyoming § 15-1-121

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 15: Cities and Towns
• Ch. 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
• Art. 1: POWERS AND MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

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(a) Every city, town and county may enter into
negotiations with each other or with the board of directors of a
fire district for the purpose of:
(i) Establishing a mutual aid agreement for fire
protection; or
(ii) Executing a contract in which the city, town or
county agrees unilaterally to provide fire protection for
another city, town or fire district upon conditions and for
consideration as may be agreed upon by the contracting parties.
(b) At no time under any agreement or contract executed
pursuant to this section shall any city, town, county or fire
district entirely deplete its fire defenses in providing
assistance unless specifically authorized to do so by its
governing body.
(c) No city or town is liable for damages to persons or
property resulting from the operation or presence of fire
fighting equipment outside the corporate limits pursuant to an
agreement or contract under this section.
(d) Entry into an agreement or contract pursuant to this
section does not create a new or reorganized taxing entity as
provided in W.S. 39-13-104(m).