MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 811

COOPERATION BETWEEN SUCH STATES IN FOREST FIRE
PREVENTION AND CONTROL.

THE COMPACT ADMINISTRATORS OF THE MEMBER STATE
SHALL ORGANIZE TO COORDINATE THE SERVICES OF THE
MEMBER STATES AND PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE INTEGRATION
IS CARRYING OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS COMPACT.

THE COMPACT ADMINISTRATORS SHALL FORMULATE AND,
IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEED, FROM TIME TO TIME, REVISE A
REGIONAL FOREST FIRE FLAN FOR THE MEMBER STATES.

IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF EACH MEMBER STATE TO
FORMULATE AND PUT IN EFFECT A FOREST FIFE PLAN FOP
THAT STATE AND TAKE SUCH MEASURES AS MAY BE NECESSARY
TO INTEGRATE SUCH FOREST FIRE PLAN WITH THE REGIONAL
FOREST FIRE PLAN FORMULATED BY THE COMPACT
ADMINISTRATORS.

ARTICLE IV

WHENEVER THE STATE FOREST FIRE CONTROL AGENCY OF
A MEMBER STATE REQUESTS AID FROM THE STATE FOREST FIRE
CONTROL AGENCY OF ANY OTHER MEMBER STATE IN COMBATING,
CONTROLLING OR PREVENTING FOREST FIRES, IT SHALL BE
THE DUTY OF THE STATE FOREST FIRE CONTROL AGENCY OF
THAT STATE TO RENDER ALL POSSIBLE AID TO THE
REQUESTING AGENCY WHICH IS CONSONANT WITH THE
MAINTENANCE OF PROTECTION AT HOME.

ARTICLE V

WHENEVER THE FORCES OF ANY MEMBER STATE ARE
RENDERING OUTSIDE AID PURSUANT TO THE REQUEST OF
ANOTHER MEMBER STATE UNDER THIS COMPACT, THE EMPLOYEES
OF SUCH STATE SHALL, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE
OFFICERS OF THE STATE TO WHICH THEY ARE RENDERING AID,
HAVE THE SAME POWERS (EXCEPT THE POWERS OF ARREST),
DUTIES, RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES AS
COMPARABLE EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE TO WHICH THEY ARE
RENDERING AID.

NO MEMBER STATE OR ITS OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES
RENDERING OUTSIDE AID PURSUANT TO THIS COMPACT SHALL
BE LIABLE ON ACCOUNT OF ANY ACT OR OMISSION ON THE
PART OF SUCH FORCES WHILE SO ENGAGED, OR ON ACCOUNT OF
THE MAINTENANCE OR USE OF ANY EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH.