(a) The Alaska intrastate mutual aid system is established to provide for mutual assistance among participating political subdivisions of the state in preparing for and responding to a disaster. Except as provided in (b) of this section, all political subdivisions of the state shall participate in the system. (b) A political subdivision may withdraw from […]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a political subdivision of the state that is a participating political subdivision under AS 26.23.500(a) may request and receive assistance from another participating political subdivision for (1) response, mitigation, or recovery activities related to a local disaster emergency declared under AS 26.23.140; (2) response to a disaster […]
An emergency responder holding a license, certificate, or other permit issued by a state agency or a political subdivision of the state evidencing the responder’s qualification in a professional, mechanical, or other skill shall be considered to be licensed, certified, or permitted in the requesting political subdivision during the emergency, disaster, drill, or exercise, subject […]
An emergency responder from a political subdivision that responds to a political subdivision requesting assistance is not an employee of the political subdivision requesting assistance and is not entitled to any right, privilege, or benefit of employment from the requesting political subdivision, including compensation, wages, salary, leave, pension, health, or another benefit.
An emergency responder that is responding to and rendering assistance in a political subdivision that has requested assistance under AS 26.23.510 who sustains an injury or dies in the course of providing assistance to the requesting political subdivision under AS 26.23.500 – 26.23.549 is entitled to receive only the benefits otherwise authorized by law for […]
(a) A political subdivision that has received assistance from another political subdivision under AS 26.23.510 shall reimburse the political subdivision that provided assistance for the true and full value of the assistance provided. Requests for reimbursement shall be made in accordance with procedures and guidelines developed by the Alaska division of homeland security and emergency […]
For purposes of liability, all persons responding under the operational control of the requesting political subdivision shall be considered to be agents of the requesting political subdivision. An action for damages for an act or omission may not be brought against a responding political subdivision, or an officer or employee of a responding political subdivision, […]
In AS 26.23.500 – 26.23.549, (1) “assistance” means emergency responders and resources provided by a responding political subdivision in response to a request from a requesting political subdivision; (2) “emergency responder” means an employee of a responding political subdivision or of a contractor under contract with a responding political subdivision or a member of a […]
