Section 19-13-406 – Licenses and Permits.
19-13-406. Licenses and permits. Whenever any person holds a license, certificate or other permit issued by any state party to the compact evidencing the meeting of qualifications for professional, mechanical or other skills, and when assistance is requested by the receiving party state, the person shall be deemed licensed, certified or permitted by the state […]
Section 19-13-407 – Liability.
19-13-407. Liability. Officers or employees of a party state rendering aid in another state pursuant to this compact shall be considered agents of the requesting state for tort liability and immunity purposes. Any party state or its officers or employees rendering aid in this state pursuant to this compact shall be liable for any act […]
Section 19-13-408 – Supplementary Agreements.
19-13-408. Supplementary agreements. If it is probable that the pattern and detail of the machinery for mutual aid among two (2) or more states may differ from that among the states that are party hereto, this instrument contains elements of a broad base common to all states, and nothing herein contained shall preclude any state […]
Section 19-13-409 – Compensation.
19-13-409. Compensation. Each party state shall provide for the payment of compensation and death benefits to injured members of the emergency forces of that state and representatives of deceased members of the forces in case the members sustain injuries or are killed while rendering aid pursuant to this compact, in the same manner and on […]
Section 19-13-410 – Reimbursement.
19-13-410. Reimbursement. Any party state rendering aid in another state pursuant to this compact shall be reimbursed by the party state receiving aid for any loss or damage to or expense incurred in the operation of any equipment and the provision of any service in answering a request for aid and for the costs incurred […]
Section 19-13-303 – Search and Rescue Council; Appointment; Vacancies; Compensation; Duties.
19-13-303. Search and rescue council; appointment; vacancies; compensation; duties. (a) The Wyoming search and rescue council is established and shall consist of eleven (11) voting members. The director of the Wyoming office of homeland security or his designee shall serve as a voting member and the permanent executive secretary to the council. The governor shall […]
Section 19-13-401 – Compact Provisions.
19-13-401. Compact provisions. The Emergency Management Assistance Compact is enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially the same. W.S. 19-13-401 through 19-13-414 shall be known and may be cited as the “Emergency Management Assistance Compact.”
Section 19-13-402 – Purposes and Authorities.
19-13-402. Purposes and authorities. (a) This compact is made and entered into by and between the participating member states that enact this compact, hereinafter called party states. For the purposes of this agreement, the term “states” is taken to mean the several states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and all United […]
Section 19-13-403 – General Implementation.
19-13-403. General implementation. (a) Each party state entering into this compact recognizes many emergencies transcend political jurisdictional boundaries and that intergovernmental coordination is essential in managing these and other emergencies under this compact. Each state further recognizes that there will be emergencies, which require immediate access and present procedures to apply outside resources to make […]
Section 19-13-404 – Party State Responsibilities.
19-13-404. Party state responsibilities. (a) It shall be the responsibility of each party state to formulate procedural plans and programs for interstate cooperation in the performance of the responsibilities listed in this section. In formulating the plans, and in carrying them out, the party states, insofar as practical, shall: (i) Review individual state hazards analyses […]