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  • (1) "Emergency responder":
    • (a) means a person in the public or private sector:
      • (i) who has special skills, qualification, training, knowledge, or experience, whether or not possessing a license, certificate, permit, or other official recognition for the skills, qualification, training, knowledge, or experience, that would benefit a participating political subdivision in responding to a locally declared emergency or in an authorized drill or exercise; and
      • (ii) whom a participating political subdivision requests or authorizes to assist in responding to a locally declared emergency or in an authorized drill or exercise; and
    • (b) includes:
      • (i) a law enforcement officer;
      • (ii) a firefighter;
      • (iii) an emergency medical services worker;
      • (iv) a physician, physician assistant, nurse, or other public health worker;
      • (v) an emergency management official;
      • (vi) a public works worker;
      • (vii) a building inspector;
      • (viii) an architect, engineer, or other design professional; or
      • (ix) a person with specialized equipment operations skills or training or with any other skills needed to provide aid in a declared emergency.
  • (2) "Participating political subdivision" means each county, municipality, public safety district, and public safety interlocal entity that has not adopted a resolution under Section 53-2a-306 withdrawing itself from the statewide mutual aid system.
  • (3) "Public safety district" means a local district under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts, or special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, that provides public safety service.
  • (4) "Public safety interlocal entity" means an interlocal entity under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, that provides public safety service.
  • (5) "Public safety service" means a service provided to the public to protect life and property and includes fire protection, police protection, emergency medical service, and hazardous material response service.
  • (6) "Requesting political subdivision" means a participating political subdivision that requests emergency assistance under Section 53-2a-207 from one or more other participating political subdivisions.
  • (7) "Responding political subdivision" means a participating political subdivision that responds to a request under Section 53-2a-307 from a requesting political subdivision.
  • (8) "State" means the state of Utah.
  • (9) "Statewide mutual aid system" or "system" means the aggregate of all participating political subdivisions and the state.




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