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“Emergency” as defined in Minnesota Statutes §12.03, Subdivisions 2 & 3, respectively; and <br />“Emergency” and “Major Disaster” as defined in 44 CFR Sections 206.2(a)(9) and (17) <br />respectively. <br />Federal means the United States of America. <br />Incident Commander means the ranking peace officer designated by the Requesting Party(ies) to <br />be responsible for overseeing the management of any Assistance and for the planning, logistics <br />and finances at the field level during an Emergency. <br />Officer(s) means any law enforcement personnel of the Parties. <br />Party means a governmental unit as defined by Minnesota Statutes, §471.59, Subdivision 1. <br />“Parties” shall collectively mean more than one Party. <br />Providing Party means the entity that provides mutual aid Assistance to the Requesting Party. <br />Providing Official means the person designated by a Providing Party who is responsible to <br />determine whether and to what extent that Party should provide Assistance to the Requesting <br />Party(ies). <br />Requesting Party means the entity that requests mutual aid Assistance under this Agreement. <br />Self-Deployment means deploying resources without a request for mutual aid Assistance from a <br />Requesting Party. <br />State means the State of Minnesota. <br />III. Assistance <br />A participating political subdivision may request Assistance (a “Requesting Party”) from the other <br />participating subdivision (a “Providing Party”) to respond to an Emergency or as a participant in <br />drills or exercises authorized under legislation or this Mutual Aid Agreement. A request for <br />Assistance shall be made by a Requesting Party to a Providing Party by contacting the Providing <br />Official or their designee. Requests may either be verbal or in writing. Any verbal requests will be <br />followed by a written request made by the Requesting Party to a Providing Official or their <br />designee as soon as practical or within such period of time as provided by law. <br />Requests and responses to requests under this Agreement are limited to law enforcement personnel <br />assistance services, equipment, supplies, and related resources. <br />2 <br /> <br />