§ 3203. Statewide Mutual Aid System.
§ 3203. Statewide Mutual Aid System. All political subdivisions and fire, rescue, and emergency medical service provider organizations within the State of Delaware are, upon enactment of this chapter automatically a part of the statewide mutual aid system. A political subdivision or fire, rescue or emergency medical service provider organization within the State of Delaware […]
§ 3204. Definitions.
§ 3204. Definitions. (a) “Emergency responder” is a law-enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency management responder, hazardous materials responder, or emergency medical services responder. (b) “Fire, rescue or emergency medical service provider organization” is any fire, rescue or emergency medical service provider organization recognized by the State Fire Prevention Commission. (c) “Locally-declared emergency” is an emergency as […]
§ 3205. Participating political subdivisions responsibilities.
§ 3205. Participating political subdivisions responsibilities. It shall be the responsibility of each participating political subdivision with jurisdiction over and responsibility for emergency management within that certain subdivision to do the following: (1) Identify potential hazards that could affect the participant using an identification system common to all participating jurisdictions. (2) Conduct joint planning, intelligence […]
§ 3206. Implementation.
§ 3206. Implementation. A participating political subdivision may request assistance of other participating political subdivisions or fire, rescue or emergency medical service provider organizations in preventing, mitigating, responding to and recovering from disasters that result in locally-declared emergencies or in concert with authorized drills or exercises as allowed under this chapter. Requests for assistance shall […]
§ 3207. Limitations.
§ 3207. Limitations. A participating political subdivision or fire, rescue or emergency medical service provider organization’s obligation to provide assistance in the prevention of, response to and recovery from a locally-declared emergency or in authorized drills or exercises is subject to the following conditions: (1) A participating political subdivision requesting assistance must have either declared […]
§ 3208. License, certificate and permit portability.
§ 3208. License, certificate and permit portability. If a person or entity holds a license, certificate or other permit issued by a participating political subdivision or for the State of Delaware evidencing qualification in a professional, mechanical or other skill and the assistance of that person or entity is requested by a participating political subdivision, […]
§ 3209. Reimbursement, disputes regarding reimbursement.
§ 3209. Reimbursement, disputes regarding reimbursement. Any requesting political subdivision shall reimburse the participating political subdivision or fire, rescue or emergency medical service provider organization rendering aid under this system. A participating political subdivision or fire, rescue or emergency medical service provider organization providing assistance may determine to donate assets of any kind to a […]
§ 3210. Development of guidelines and procedures.
§ 3210. Development of guidelines and procedures. The Delaware Intrastate Mutual Aid Committee shall develop comprehensive guidelines and procedures that address, including but not limited to, the following: projected or anticipated costs, checklists for requesting and providing assistance, record keeping for all participating political subdivisions, reimbursement procedures and other necessary implementation elements along with the […]
§ 3211. Workers’ compensation.
§ 3211. Workers’ compensation. Personnel of a participating political subdivision or fire, rescue or emergency medical service organization responding to or rendering assistance for a request who sustain injury or death in the course of, and arising out of, their employment are entitled to all applicable benefits normally available to personnel while performing their duties […]
§ 3212. Immunity.
§ 3212. Immunity. All activities performed under this chapter are deemed hereby to be governmental functions. For the purposes of liability, all employees or personnel of a political subdivision or fire, rescue, or emergency medical service organization responding under the operational control of the requesting political subdivision are deemed to be employees of the requesting […]