New Jersey § 52:14e-18

§ 52:14e-18.

a. Whenever a county fire coordinator determines that fire service resources are needed

from other counties due to an emergency incident or a local fire emergency disaster,

the county fire coordinator shall notify the regional fire coordinator with responsibility

for that county. Upon receipt of a request for out of county fire service resources from the county

fire coordinator, the regional fire coordinator shall notify the State fire coordinator

as well as the county fire coordinators from the counties adjacent to the county from

which the emergency incident or local fire emergency disaster originates. b. Whenever the State fire coordinator: (1) makes the determination that fire service resources should be deployed to assist

in fire suppression and related activities in another state during a fire emergency

in that state; or (2) makes the determination, in consultation with the regional fire coordinator and

county fire coordinator for the county from which an emergency incident or a local

fire emergency disaster originates, that the emergency incident or local fire emergency

disaster requires the deployment of additional fire service resources, the State fire

coordinator shall be empowered and authorized to issue immediately an order of deployment

and require any unit of the fire service to respond, be recalled, standby or deploy

any or all of its fire service resources to any location and for any period of the

emergency incident or local fire emergency disaster. During any such emergency incident or local fire emergency disaster, the assigned

fire service resources shall be under the operational command of the incident commander

at the site. In issuing an order of deployment, the State fire coordinator also shall be empowered

and authorized to direct that any unit of fire service not respond to an emergency

incident or a local fire emergency disaster, but remain on standby. c. If the State fire coordinator determines that the residents of a municipality or

any portion thereof may not have sufficient fire service resources as a result of

an order of deployment issued pursuant to this section to the unit of the fire service

responsible for the fire protection of that municipality or that portion thereof,

the State fire coordinator may issue an order of deployment to an adjacent or nearby

unit of the fire service to provide necessary fire protection services, including

the provision of fire service resources in the affected municipality or portion thereof. An order of deployment issued pursuant to this section shall be terminated by the

State fire coordinator when he determines that the deployed unit of the fire service

is once again able to provide adequate fire protection to the residents within its

area of responsibility without the provision of fire services resources from other

units of the fire service. d. An order of deployment shall remain in effect during the period of the emergency

incident or local fire emergency disaster or until otherwise rescinded by the State

fire coordinator, superseded by order of the Governor pursuant to P.L.1942, c. 251

(C.App.A:9-33 et seq.), or superseded by the determination that mutual aid should

be provided in accordance with the “Emergency Management Assistance Compact,” P.L.2001, c. 249 ( C.38A:20-4 et seq. ), or the Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact, N.J.S.38A:20-3 . Upon the issuance of an order of the Governor pursuant to P.L.1942, c. 251 (C.App.A:9-33

et seq.), the State fire coordinator shall coordinate all fire resources in accordance

with the State Emergency Operations Plan. If deemed necessary, and if the emergency incident or local fire emergency disaster

continues to exist, the State fire coordinator may reinstate any previously issued

order of deployment or any portion of any such order of deployment. The State fire coordinator may modify the terms of an order of deployment issued

to a unit of the fire service in order to respond immediately to a current or developing

emergency incident or local fire emergency disaster or to provide adequate fire protection

to a municipality or any portion thereof impacted by the order of deployment, including,

but not limited to, reducing or increasing the number of deployed fire service personnel,

emergency equipment or emergency vehicles. e. The State fire coordinator shall maintain a liaison with the supervisory representative

of the forest fire service in deploying fire service resources and coordinating protection

activities during wildfire emergency incidents pursuant to R.S.13:9-1 et. seq.