2018 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 15 - CITIES AND TOWNS
CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 1 - POWERS AND MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
SECTION 15-1-121 - Fire protection agreements authorized; limitation; liability.
15-1-121. Fire protection agreements authorized; limitation; liability.
(a) Every city, town and county may enter into negotiations with each other or with the board of directors of a fire district for the purpose of:
(i) Establishing a mutual aid agreement for fire protection; or
(ii) Executing a contract in which the city, town or county agrees unilaterally to provide fire protection for another city, town or fire district upon conditions and for consideration as may be agreed upon by the contracting parties.
(b) At no time under any agreement or contract executed pursuant to this section shall any city, town, county or fire district entirely deplete its fire defenses in providing assistance unless specifically authorized to do so by its governing body.
(c) No city or town is liable for damages to persons or property resulting from the operation or presence of fire fighting equipment outside the corporate limits pursuant to an agreement or contract under this section.
(d) Entry into an agreement or contract pursuant to this section does not create a new or reorganized taxing entity as provided in W.S. 39-13-104(m).
