Oklahoma § 63-695.5 - Necessary actions and provisions - Powers, duties,

§ 63-695.5. Necessary actions and provisions - Powers, duties,

rights and privileges of emergency forces - Command and control.

Any jurisdiction requested to render mutual aid or conduct

exercises and training for mutual aid shall take such action as is

necessary to provide and make available the resources covered by the

Oklahoma Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact in accordance with the terms

hereof; provided that it is understood that the jurisdiction

rendering aid may withhold resources to the extent necessary to

provide reasonable protection for its own jurisdiction.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety

Each jurisdiction shall afford the emergency forces of any

jurisdiction, while operating within its jurisdictional limits under

the terms and conditions of the Compact, the same powers, duties,

rights, and privileges as are afforded forces of the jurisdiction in

which they are performing emergency services. Emergency forces will

continue under the command and control of their regular leaders, but

the organizational units will come under operational control of the

emergency services authorities of the jurisdiction receiving

assistance and must report to the incident check-in location for

assignment.

Added by Laws 2006, c. 199, § 7, emerg. eff. May 26, 2006.