Document Citation: 35 Pa.C.S. § 7334

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PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES
TITLE 35. HEALTH AND SAFETY
PART V. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES
CHAPTER 73. COMMONWEALTH SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER C . . INTRASTATE MUTUAL AID

Date:
08/31/2009

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§ 7334. System

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.-- An intrastate mutual aid system is established for the purpose of providing mutual aid within this Commonwealth.

(b) PARTICIPATION.--

(1) All political subdivisions within this Commonwealth shall be a part
of the system unless the political subdivision elects not to
participate by enacting a resolution declaring their desire not to
participate and by submitting a copy of the resolution to the agency
and to its county emergency management agency.

(2) All political subdivisions within this Commonwealth shall consult
with fire and emergency medical services providers to discuss the
emergency services needs of the political subdivision.

(3) Any political subdivision that elects not to participate in the
system, as provided under subsection (a), may at a later date elect to
participate in the system by enacting a resolution declaring its desire
to participate and by submitting a copy of the resolution to the agency
and to its county emergency management agency.

(4) Participation by a political subdivision in the system of
intrastate mutual aid established by this subchapter shall not be
subject to the requirements of 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 23 Subch. A (relating to
intergovernmental cooperation).

(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.-- It shall be the responsibility of each participating political subdivision with jurisdiction over and responsibility for emergency management within that political subdivision to do all of the following:

(1) Identify potential hazards that could affect the participating
political subdivision using an identification system as developed by
the committee common to all participating political subdivisions.

(2) Conduct joint planning, intelligence sharing and threat assessment
development with contiguous participating political subdivisions.

(3) Conduct joint training with contiguous participating political
subdivisions at least biennially.

(4) Identify and inventory the current services, equipment, supplies,
personnel and other resources related to planning, prevention,
mitigation, response and recovery activities of the participating
political subdivisions in accordance with the National Incident
Management System Integration Center resource management guidance.

(5) Adopt and implement the standardized incident management system
approved by the agency.

(6) Adopt and implement the National Incident Management System
requirements established by the United States Department of Homeland
Security.