(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 emergency declared by the governor under AS 26.23.020;
(3) disaster prevention training exercises conducted under AS 26.23.150; or
(4) other drills or exercises conducted in preparation for a disaster.
(b) The principal executive officer or an authorized designee of the principal executive officer of a participating political subdivision that is requesting assistance shall request assistance directly from the principal executive officer or authorized designee of the principal executive officer of another participating political subdivision. Requests may be made orally or in writing and shall be reported directly to the Alaska division of homeland security and emergency management as soon as is practicable. A request for assistance that is made orally must be confirmed in writing within 30 days after the date of the initial oral request.
(c) A responding political subdivision shall have sole discretion to withhold or withdraw requested assistance to provide reasonable protection and services within its own territorial limits.
(d) Consistent with guidelines and procedures developed by the Alaska division of homeland security and emergency management under AS 26.23.040(e), a responding political subdivision shall document all assistance that is being provided to a requesting political subdivision at the time the assistance is provided and deliver copies of the documentation to the political subdivision that requested assistance within 30 days after the assistance is provided.
(e) The political subdivision requesting assistance shall have sole operational control over assistance provided under AS 26.23.500 - 26.23.549. This subsection does not prohibit a responding political subdivision from withdrawing assistance.