§ 19-13-210 — 19-13-203. Authorization to enter agreement; general content; authority

(a) Any one (1) or more fire protection services,
emergency medical care providers, homeland security programs or
local government subdivision of this state may enter into a
mutual aid agreement with any one (1) or more fire protection
services, emergency medical care providers, homeland security
programs 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 shall be authorized and
approved by the governing body of each party to the agreement
that is not an agency of the United States government.
(b) The agreement shall fully set forth the powers, rights
and obligations of the parties to the agreement.
(c) A mutual aid agreement shall grant a fire protection
service, homeland security program or emergency medical care
provider of this state authority to operate outside of the state
and shall grant authority for a fire protection service,
homeland security program or emergency medical care provider of
another state or the United States to operate within this state
as if the fire service, homeland security program or emergency
medical care provider were organized and operated under the laws
of this state.