Oregon Revised Statutes Military Affairs; Emergency Services § 402.200

(1) In order to minimize the impact of an event that overwhelms the resources of a local government, one local government should be able to make resources available to another local government as quickly as possible.

(2) It is appropriate to establish an efficient and permissive intrastate mutual assistance compact among local governments that will allow local governments maximum flexibility to protect life and property within their jurisdictions.