REQUESTING MUTUAL AID Clause Samples

REQUESTING MUTUAL AID. A. Mutual aid will be requested when a problem, or the threat of a problem, exceeds the resources of the Department. B. Problems which do not exceed the resources of the Department, but could be more efficiently or safely handled by utilizing assistance from another agency, may require only the approval of a supervisor. C. Based upon a recognized need for mutual aid, the Chief of Police or designee will be notified immediately. D. The Chief of Police or authorized designee will authorize a request for mutual aid and will decide the appropriate level of requested aid. E. The terms and conditions, when requesting mutual aid, shall be agreed upon between the requesting and assigning Chiefs or Sheriffs. All outside assigned officers have the same power within the jurisdiction of the requesting Chief of Police or Sheriff as do regular officers or deputies, as the case may be, of the requesting Chief of Police or Sheriff. F. If the need for assistance is immediate, the initial contact/request will be made by radio or telephone and may be followed by a teletype. G. All requests for mutual aid will include the following: 1. Reason for mobilization; 2. Date, reporting time and weather condition; 3. Personnel requested and an estimate of how long they will be needed; 4. Assembly point and name of the police supervisor to contact; and

REQUESTING MUTUAL AID. When a party becomes affected by, or is under imminent threat of, an emergency or disaster, or is subject to a planned event that has potential to stretch local resources to a point where public safety may be a risk, or has officially declared an emergency, it may request mutual aid assistance through an authorized representative by submitting a written or oral request followed as soon as practicable by written confirmation, to the other party. The Requesting Party shall not request assistance unless resources available within the affected area are deemed inadequate. Requests for assistance must be transmitted by an authorized representative of the Requesting Party. Either party retains the right to deny any request for assistance. This Agreement shall not obligate either party to provide any resources to the other party. Resources contemplated by this Agreement shall include equipment (vehicles, trucks, tractors, barriers, trailers, materials and supplies) and personnel.

REQUESTING MUTUAL AID. It is expected that requests for mutual aid under this Agreement will be initiated only when the needs of the requesting agency exceed its resources. Assisting agencies will be released and returned to their own agency or jurisdictions as soon as the situation is restored to the point where the requesting agency is able to satisfactorily handle the situation with its own resources, or when an assisting agency decides to recall its assistance. Whenever an incident is of such magnitude and consequence that it is deemed advisable by the senior agency official present, of the requesting agency, to request assistance from an assisting agency, he/she or their designated representative is hereby authorized to do so, under the terms of this mutual aid agreement.

REQUESTING MUTUAL AID. A. Requests for mutual aid will be made when incidents of civil disorder, special campus events, natural unexpected substantive emergencies, or other emergencies leave the host campus with insufficient resources to respond to the need for clinical services on the campus. a. Requests for mutual aid will be made by the Director (or Director equivalent) of the CAPS of the host campus requesting approval to petition for mutual aid from their b. In the absence of the Director (or Director equivalent) of the CAPS, the most senior ranking staff member from the CAPS may initiate the request of mutual aid assistance. The senior ranking staff member will make every effort to coordinate with the host Campus Emergency Operations Team prior to requesting mutual aid assistance. c. Upon approval, the Vice President of Student Affairs or designee makes a formal request for mutual aid assistance directly to the Vice President of Student Affairs or designee of all relevant guest campuses. Requests for mutual aid will be on the CSU Mutual Aid Assistance Request Form (Appendix A). Telephone requests may be made, but shall be followed up in writing as soon as possible. Written requests may be sent via fax or email. d. Every effort will be made to provide sufficient advance notice of mutual aid assistance requests in order that guest campuses can evaluate available resources and make necessary schedule adjustments. e. It is the responsibility of the guest campus CAPS Director (or Director equivalent) to seek approval from their Vice President of Student Affairs or designee prior to sending staff to the host campus. f. The CAPS Director (or Director equivalent) of the host campus then coordinates the mutual aid response with the CAPS Director (or Director equivalent) of the guest campus(es).