Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
Chapter contents
402.010Cooperative assistance agreements 402.015Mutual use of supplies and services 402.020Reimbursement by state for services provided by local government employees 402.100Short title 402.105Emergency Management Assistance Compact 402.200Legislative findings 402.205Definitions for ORS 402.200 to 402.240 402.210Oregon Resource Coordination Assistance Agreement; participants 402.215Request for assistance 402.220Resource sharing; procedures and protocols 402.225Credentials of employee providing assistance 402.230Reimbursement for assistance; disputes 402.235Applicable benefits for injuries to employee providing assistance 402.240Indemnification of employee providing assistance 402.250Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement 402.255Citation

Chapter 402 — Emergency Mutual Assistance Agreements

ORS 402.240 Indemnification of employee providing assistance

(1)

Assistance rendered by an employee of a responding participant is a governmental function.

(2)

Employees of a responding participant are agents of the requesting participant.

(3)

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 employees as provided in ORS 30.285 and 30.287.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT

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Earlier statutory text is available in an ingested published ORS edition.