WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 726

equipment by and for the District of Columbia, and such counties,
cities, states or departments for the extinguishing of fires and
the preservation of life and property in the District of Columbia
and in such counties, cities or states. No fire department,
rescue squad, fire company or board of fire commissioners in this
State shall enter into any such agreement unless the agreement
provides that each of the parties to such agreement shall: (1)
waive any and all claims against all the other parties thereto
which may arise out of their activities outside their respective
jurisdictions under such agreement; and (2) indemnify and save
harmless the other parties to such agreement from all claims by
third parties for property damage or personal injury which may
arise out of the activities of the other parties to such
agreement outside their respective jurisdictions under such
agreement.]

37.

(A)  (1) IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(2)   "FIRE, RESCUE, OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
ENTITY" MEANS A:

(I)  GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISION, BY ITS
APPROPRIATE DESIGNATED AUTHORITY;

(II)  BOARD OR FIRE COMMISSION OF A FIRE
DEPARTMENT OR GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISION;

(III)  FIRE DEPARTMENT;

(IV)  FIRE COMPANY;

(V)  RESCUE SQUAD; OR

(VI)  EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES UNIT.

(3)  (I) "MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT" MEANS AN AGREEMENT TO
ESTABLISH AND CARRY INTO EFFECT A PLAN TO ASSIST IN EXTINGUISHING
FIRES AND PRESERVING LIFE AND PROPERTY WITHIN THIS STATE, THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, DELAWARE, OR
PENNSYLVANIA BY PROVIDING FIRE FIGHTING, RESCUE OR EMERGENCY
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, PERSONNEL AND SERVICES.

(II) "MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT" INCLUDES A
RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 37 OF THIS
ARTICLE PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1989.

(B)  EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C) (D) OF THIS
SECTION, A FIRE, RESCUE, OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ENTITY
MAY ENTER INTO AND RENEW A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH:

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