R2014-85 LAW ENFORCEMENT MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT& EXISTENCE & FORMATION OF THE ILLINOIS LAW ENFORCEMENT ALARM SYSTEM

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Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Agreement Page 4 of 23 available and useful and being requested by a Requesting Public Agency. Possible responses shall include, but not be limited to, merely being on "stand by," providing the benefit of prior experience or consultation and/or actual "hands-on" participation in law enforcement activities in the jurisdiction of the Requesting Public Agency any one of which may also entail the provision of equipment, resources, facilities or other services. Provided, however, that each Responding Public Agency reserves the right to refuse to render assistance or to recall any or all rendered assistance, whenever it believes that such refusal or recall is necessary to ensure adequate protection of its own jurisdiction's property, citizenry or personnel. It is expected that requests for Mutual Aid under this Agreement will be initiated only when the needs of the Requesting Public Agency exceed its resources. Responding Public Agencies' resources will be released and returned to their own respective jurisdictions by the Requesting Public Agency as soon as the situation is restored to the point where the Requesting Public Agency is able to satisfactorily handle the emergency or disaster with its own resources or when a Responding Public Agency decides to recall its assistance. Whenever an Emergency or Disaster is of such magnitude and consequence that it is deemed advisable by the highest-ranking officer present of the Requesting Public Agency to request assistance from a Responding Public Agency, he is hereby authorized to do so under the terms of this LEMAA. The highest-ranking officer present of the Responding Public Agency is authorized to, and shall forthwith take, the following actions: • Immediately determine what type of assistance is being requested. • Immediately determine if the requested resources, equipment and/or Law Enforcement Personnel can be committed to the Requesting Public Agency. • Immediately dispatch, in consultation and coordination with the ILEAS dispatcher, the resources, equipment and/or Law Enforcement Personnel that are available to the Requesting Public Agency. At the Emergency or Disaster site, the highest-ranking officer of the Requesting Public Agency who is present shall assume full responsibility and command for operations at the scene. Law Enforcement Personnel from the Responding Public Agencies shall report to, and shall work under, the direction and supervision of the Requesting Public Agency. Provided, however, that at all times, the personnel of the Responding Public Agency shall remain employees of their own agency and shall adhere to the policies and procedures of their own employer. While working under the direction of the Requesting Public Agency, Law Enforcement Personnel shall only be required to respond to lawful orders.