Supervision and Control. It is the intention of this Agreement that supervision and control of personnel will be structured in accordance with Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Incident Command System (ICS) of the National Incident Management System (NIMS), and that if the emergency/disaster is multi-jurisdictional, a Unified Command will be employed when practical. 1. When any personnel or equipment is deployed under the terms of this agreement, the Aiding Official shall meet with the Requesting Official. Orders by the Requesting Official will be given to the Aiding Official who will then give orders or direction to their personnel. The Aiding Official shall maintain reasonable contact with the Requesting Official as long as the Aiding Party is providing Public Works Assistance. The personnel of the Aiding Party may only be under the direct control of the Requesting party by a written mutual agreement. 2. In all instances and at all times, the Requesting Official or a designee thereof, shall have the right and responsibility to ensure that all personnel from the Aiding Party are asked to perform only those tasks or operations that are consistent with their training and are in accordance with their home protocols and accepted safe practices. 3. Personnel from the Aiding Party shall continue with the assigned tasks until the Requesting Party releases said personnel and equipment or until the Aiding Party recalls said personnel and equipment. No recall by an Aiding Party shall occur until, if reasonable given the facts and circumstances, the Aiding Official discusses the need for recall with the Requesting Official. 4. Each Aiding Party shall operate in accordance with the protocols of its Constituent Municipality, and all Aiding Party personnel shall act within the scope of his or her own training and certification or under the supervision of a person with the appropriate training and certification. Aiding Party personnel shall not be required to perform in a way that is inconsistent with the practices of their Constituent Municipality protocols or inconsistent with safe practices. 5. The Aiding Official shall be responsible for maintaining all records for time, materials and equipment provided to the Requesting Party; be responsible for the operation and maintenance of equipment provided by the Aiding Party; and report work process to the Requesting Party.
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Sources: Emergency Mutual Aid Agreement, Emergency Mutual Aid Agreement, Emergency Mutual Aid Agreement