143.17 EMERGENCY SERVICES OUTSIDE CITY.

   (a)    Pursuant to Ohio R.C. 9.60 and 737.041, as amended, Council hereby authorizes the Fire Chief and the officer on duty in charge of the Fire Department to render the services of the Department to other municipalities, townships, counties or the State in time of emergency, whether or not the City of Independence has entered into mutual aid contracts for fire services with any of those political subdivisions or the State. The determination of "times of emergency" shall be made only by the Chief or the officer on duty in charge of the Fire Department, upon a call for emergency fire protection services by the State or another political subdivision of this State.

   (b)    The personnel of the Fire Department rendering emergency services to other political subdivisions shall, as provided by State law, be entitled to all of their usual wages and benefits, shall be covered by Workers' Compensation and shall be immune from any liability arising from the reasonable, good-faith rendering of emergency fire protection services.

(Res. 1989-19. Passed 6-13-89.)