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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="7-101" title_number="7" title_name="Fire, Rescue, or Emergency Medical Services Entities" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Mutual Aid Agreements by Fire, Rescue, or Emergency Medical Services Entities">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Fire, rescue, or emergency medical services entity” means:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a governmental subdivision, by its appropriate designated authority;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a board or fire commission of a fire department or governmental subdivision;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>a fire department;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>a fire company;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>a rescue squad; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>an emergency medical services unit, including an entity that provides emergency medical services at any level.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Mutual aid agreement” means an agreement to establish and carry out a plan to assist in extinguishing fires and preserving life and property by providing fire fighting, rescue, or emergency medical equipment, personnel, and services.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Mutual aid agreement” includes a reciprocal agreement entered into in accordance with this section and § 7–103 of this subtitle before July 1, 1989.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
