Vermont Statutes Title 20. Internal Security and Public Safety, § 204. Party jurisdiction responsibilities -- Article III

(1) review individual jurisdictional hazards analyses that are available and, to the extent reasonably possible, determine all those potential emergencies the party jurisdictions might jointly suffer, whether due to natural disaster, technological hazard, manmade disaster, or emergency aspects of resource shortages;

(2) initiate a process to review party jurisdictions' individual emergency plans and develop a plan that will determine the mechanism for the interjurisdictional cooperation;

(3) develop interjurisdictional procedures to fill any identified gaps and to resolve any identified inconsistencies or overlaps in existing or developed plans;

(4) assist in warning communities adjacent to or crossing jurisdictional boundaries;

(5) protect and ensure delivery of services, medicines, water, food, energy and fuel, search and rescue and critical lifeline equipment, services, and resources, both human and material to the extent authorized by law; and

(6) inventory and agree upon procedures for the interjurisdictional loan and delivery of human and material resources, together with procedures for reimbursement or forgiveness.

(1) a description of the emergency service function for which assistance is needed and of the mission or missions, including, but not limited to, fire services, emergency medical services, transportation, communications, public works and engineering, building inspection, planning and information assistance, mass care, resource support, health and medical services, and search and rescue;

(2) the amount and type of personnel, equipment, materials, and supplies needed and a reasonable estimate of the length of time they will be needed; and

(3) the specific place and time for staging of the assisting party's response and a point of contact at the location.