Mounted search and rescue

["Jorene Downs" <Jorene@CEOates.com>]

Irv, can you provide a source supporting your statement (below) on a recent
EMAC "law" change? 

EMAC is designed to legally resolve interstate response issues on protocol
differences, reimbursement, workers compensation, licensure and liability
issues, etc. Requests for resources are at the state to state level. The
change in EMAC you describe sounds more like MOU/MOA inter-agency
requirements, or perhaps a change / new law within PA at the state level
more specific to intrastate mutual aid.

I hadn't heard of this change in EMAC you mentioned. So I asked a friend who
is a state level response coordinator and very familiar with EMAC and using
EMAC resources. He also is not aware of any EMAC change such as you
describe. 

(For those not familiar with EMAC, visit www.emacweb.org )

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Jorene Downs
SAR & CERT
Mounted SAR
www.ceoates.com/msar


-----Original Message-----
From: IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 10:52 AM

[...]  While establishing a government to government framework recent EMAC
laws also now require proof of insurance and willingness to accept
responsibility for lost equipment, wages and workman's comp costs by the
responding agency, not the requesting agency.[...]