R704-2-4. Requests for Disaster Assistance in a State of Emergency

  (1) When seeking to utilize the statewide mutual aid system for an emergency or disaster event, the chief executive officer or emergency manager of the requesting jurisdiction shall contact the division director or designee after they have made a written or oral declaration of emergency pursuant to Sections 53-2a-206 or 53-2a-208.

  (a) The chief executive officer or designee of the requesting jurisdiction shall submit Form 101 to the responding jurisdiction within 24 hours of seeking assistance from the system for state resources or to receive assistance coordinating local to local assistance.

  (2) Upon request by the requesting jurisdiction for state assistance, the SMAA coordinator or state EOC manager shall coordinate services and resources for the emergency or disaster event and shall:

  (a) assign a mission number;

  (b) document information; and

  (c) seek needed equipment and personnel from a participating jurisdiction.

  (3) Once a responding jurisdiction that is available to render aid has been identified, the participating jurisdictions shall complete and sign Form 113.

  (a) In urgent circumstances, the requesting jurisdiction and the responding jurisdiction may initially enter into a verbal agreement, but the agreement shall be memorialized in writing and signed by both jurisdictions no later than 48 hours after the verbal agreement.

  (b) If unanticipated circumstances arise during the emergency or disaster event, the requesting and responding jurisdictions may amend or supplement Form 101.

  (c) Any amendments or supplements to Form 101 shall be acknowledged by the participating jurisdictions with authorizing signatures.