It shall be the duty of the Fire and Police Departments to cooperate and to assign personnel from their respective departments to the mobile reserve battalion for and pursuant to law upon orders of the Governor. While in service, the personnel of the Police and Fire Departments, whether serving within or without the city limits, shall have the powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities, and receive the compensation incidental to their employment. The Governor may, at his or her discretion, declare that a state of emergency exists within any given area within this state and the declaration shall authorize the sending of any mobile reserve battalion or municipal employees and municipally owned equipment into the emergency area to render aid as may be needed.
(Prior Code, § 37.35)