The purpose of this article is to authorize the Saco Fire Department to aid in extinguishing fires and providing emergency ambulance service in municipalities which, under 30 M.R.S.A. § 3777[1] and through properly adopted ordinances or agreements, are authorized to aid in extinguishing fires and providing emergency ambulance service in the City of Saco.
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Editor's Note: See now 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3156.
The Saco Fire Chief or their duly authorized representative is authorized to enter into an agreement to use the equipment and personnel of the Saco Fire Department to aid in extinguishing fires and providing emergency ambulance service in another municipality if that municipality's fire department or volunteer fire company has been authorized to provide the same services in the City of Saco under the same types of terms and conditions contained in this article.
When another municipality requests aid, the Saco Fire Chief or their duly authorized representative may provide such aid, subject to the following provisions:
A. 
Aid may be provided to an extent that the Saco Fire Chief or their duly authorized representative determines is warranted and available.
B. 
When aid is provided, the officers of the Saco Fire Department shall command their own fire fighters, subject to the direction of the incident commander of the fire department of the requesting municipality, who is responsible for overall strategy in any event.
C. 
When providing aid to a requesting municipality, the Saco Fire Department has the same privileges and immunities as the fire department or volunteer fire company in the requesting municipality.
D. 
Any wages incurred or damages sustained, due to injury or death or damage to or loss of property, by the Saco Fire Department or any of its personnel in responding to a request for aid from another municipality are the liability of the City of Saco.
The Saco Fire Chief or their duly authorized representative is authorized to withdraw from any agreement entered under this article upon giving 30 days' notice, in writing, of their intention to do so to the municipal officers of the other municipality.