402.010 Cooperative assistance agreements
The state, counties and cities may, in collaboration with public and private agencies, enter into cooperative assistance agreements for reciprocal emergency aid and resources.
Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 402 — Emergency Mutual Assistance Agreements
16 sections402.015 Mutual use of supplies and services
In carrying out the provisions of ORS chapter 401, the Governor and the executive officers or governing bodies of the counties and cities may request and utilize the services, equipment, supplies and facilities of existing departments, offices and agencies of the state and of local governments. The officers and personnel of all local government departments, …
402.020 Reimbursement by state for services provided by local government employees
The state shall reimburse a local government for the compensation paid and the actual and necessary travel, subsistence and maintenance expenses of employees of the local government while actually serving at the direction of the Governor or the Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management in a state function or capacity. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AS…
402.100 Short title
ORS 402.105 may be cited as the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
402.105 Emergency Management Assistance Compact
The Governor shall participate on behalf of the State of Oregon with other states legally joining in the compact in a form substantially as follows: ______________________________________________________________________________ EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT Article I - Purposes and Authorities This compact is made and entered into by and betwe…
402.200 Legislative findings
The Legislative Assembly finds that: In order to minimize the impact of an event that overwhelms the resources of the state government or a local or tribal government, one government entity should be able to make resources available to another government entity as quickly as possible. It is appropriate to establish an efficient and permissive intrastate mu…
402.205 Definitions for ORS 402.200 to 402.240
As used in ORS 402.200 to 402.240: “Event” means an incident that overwhelms or may overwhelm the resources of a participant. “Local government” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.116. “Participant” means the state or a local or tribal government that participates in the Oregon Resource Coordination Assistance Agreement. “Requesting participant” …
402.210 Oregon Resource Coordination Assistance Agreement; participants
There is created an intrastate mutual assistance agreement called the Oregon Resource Coordination Assistance Agreement. The state government and, except as provided in this subsection, each local government is a participant in the agreement. A local government may opt out of participation in the agreement by adopting a resolution or ordinance so declaring…
402.215 Request for assistance
A participant may request assistance to: Prevent, mitigate, respond to or recover from an event; or Work on its own or with other participants in training, drills or exercises. A request for assistance must be made by or through the presiding officer of the governing body of a requesting participant or the chief executive officer of the requesting partici…
402.220 Resource sharing; procedures and protocols
A responding participant may withhold resources to the extent necessary to provide reasonable protection and services for the responding participant. For purposes of the operational and tactical objectives required by the requesting participant, the resources of a responding participant are under the direct command and control of the requesting participant.…
402.225 Credentials of employee providing assistance
Subject to any limitations and conditions the governing body of the requesting participant may prescribe, if an employee of a responding participant holds a license, certificate, permit or similar documentation that evidences the employee’s qualifications in a professional, technical or other skill, the employee is considered to be licensed, certified or per…
402.230 Reimbursement for assistance; disputes
The intent of the intrastate mutual assistance agreement created under ORS 402.210 is to provide for nonreimbursable assistance to a requesting participant. Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a responding participant may request reimbursement and a requesting participant may reimburse the responding participant. A request for reimbursement mus…
402.235 Applicable benefits for injuries to employee providing assistance
If a person is an employee of a responding participant and the person sustains injury in the course of providing requested assistance, the person is entitled to all applicable benefits, including workers’ compensation, normally available to the employee while performing regular duties for the responding participant.
402.240 Indemnification of employee providing assistance
Assistance rendered by an employee of a responding participant is a governmental function. Employees of a responding participant are agents of the requesting participant. The requesting participant shall defend, save harmless and indemnify an employee of a responding participant to the same extent the requesting participant is required to do for its employ…
402.250 Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement
The Governor shall participate on behalf of the State of Oregon with other governments legally joining in the compact in forms substantially as follows: ______________________________________________________________________________ PACIFIC NORTHWEST EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT Article I Whereas the Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangeme…
402.255 Citation
ORS 402.250 (1) may be cited as the Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement. ORS 402.250 (2) may be cited as the Regional Emergency Management Advisory Committee Terms of Reference or as Annex A to the Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement. ORS 402.250 (3) may be cited as the Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement Implem…