Title 20 — Military and Civil Defense
12 chapters · 43 sections in this title.
20 Del. C. § 3201. Preamble.
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§ 3201. Preamble. The purpose of this chapter is to create a system of intrastate mutual aid between participating political subdivisions and fire, rescue and emergency medical service provider organizations in the State of Delaware (hereinafter referred to as “system”). Each par…
20 Del. C. § 3202. Delaware Mutual Aid Committee.
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§ 3202. Delaware Mutual Aid Committee. (a) A committee shall be created known as the Delaware Intrastate Mutual Aid Committee. It shall be the committee’s responsibility to hold, at a minimum, annual meetings to review the progress and status of statewide mutual aid, assist in de…
20 Del. C. § 3203. Statewide Mutual Aid System.
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§ 3203. Statewide Mutual Aid System. All political subdivisions and fire, rescue, and emergency medical service provider organizations within the State of Delaware are, upon enactment of this chapter automatically a part of the statewide mutual aid system. A political subdivision…
20 Del. C. § 3204. Definitions.
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§ 3204. Definitions. (a) “Emergency responder” is a law-enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency management responder, hazardous materials responder, or emergency medical services responder. (b) “Fire, rescue or emergency medical service provider organization” is any fire, res…
20 Del. C. § 3205. Participating political subdivisions responsibilities.
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§ 3205. Participating political subdivisions responsibilities. It shall be the responsibility of each participating political subdivision with jurisdiction over and responsibility for emergency management within that certain subdivision to do the following: (1) Identify potential…
20 Del. C. § 3206. Implementation.
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§ 3206. Implementation. A participating political subdivision may request assistance of other participating political subdivisions or fire, rescue or emergency medical service provider organizations in preventing, mitigating, responding to and recovering from disasters that resul…
20 Del. C. § 3207. Limitations.
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§ 3207. Limitations. A participating political subdivision or fire, rescue or emergency medical service provider organization’s obligation to provide assistance in the prevention of, response to and recovery from a locally-declared emergency or in authorized drills or exercises i…
20 Del. C. § 3208. License, certificate and permit portability.
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§ 3208. License, certificate and permit portability. If a person or entity holds a license, certificate or other permit issued by a participating political subdivision or for the State of Delaware evidencing qualification in a professional, mechanical or other skill and the assis…
20 Del. C. § 3209. Reimbursement, disputes regarding reimbursement.
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§ 3209. Reimbursement, disputes regarding reimbursement. Any requesting political subdivision shall reimburse the participating political subdivision or fire, rescue or emergency medical service provider organization rendering aid under this system. A participating political subd…
20 Del. C. § 3210. Development of guidelines and procedures.
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§ 3210. Development of guidelines and procedures. The Delaware Intrastate Mutual Aid Committee shall develop comprehensive guidelines and procedures that address, including but not limited to, the following: projected or anticipated costs, checklists for requesting and providing …
20 Del. C. § 3211. Workers’ compensation.
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§ 3211. Workers’ compensation. Personnel of a participating political subdivision or fire, rescue or emergency medical service organization responding to or rendering assistance for a request who sustain injury or death in the course of, and arising out of, their employment are e…
20 Del. C. § 3212. Immunity.
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§ 3212. Immunity. All activities performed under this chapter are deemed hereby to be governmental functions. For the purposes of liability, all employees or personnel of a political subdivision or fire, rescue, or emergency medical service organization responding under the opera…
20 Del. C. § 3213. Severability.
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§ 3213. Severability. Should a court of competent jurisdiction rule any portion, section or subsection of this chapter invalid or nullified, that fact shall not affect or invalidate any other portion, section or subsection; and all remaining portions, sections or subsections shal…