19-13-203. Authorization to enter agreement; general content; authority.
(a) Any one (1) or more fire protection services, emergency medical care providers, homeland security programs or local government subdivision of this state may enter into a mutual aid agreement with any one (1) or more fire protection services, emergency medical care providers, homeland security programs or local government subdivisions of any other state or the United States to provide emergency services to the area covered by the agreement. The agreement shall be authorized and approved by the governing body of each party to the agreement that is not an agency of the United States government.
(b) The agreement shall fully set forth the powers, rights and obligations of the parties to the agreement.
(c) A mutual aid agreement shall grant a fire protection service, homeland security program or emergency medical care provider of this state authority to operate outside of the state and shall grant authority for a fire protection service, homeland security program or emergency medical care provider of another state or the United States to operate within this state as if the fire service, homeland security program or emergency medical care provider were organized and operated under the laws of this state.