12-111.   Fire fighting beyond territorial limits of city or township;privileges and immunities.Whenever the necessity arises during any emergency resulting from theexistence of a state of war, or from fire, or any other cause, the firemenand officers of the fire department of any city or township may, togetherwith all necessary equipment, lawfully go or be sent beyond the territoriallimits of such cities or townships to any point within the state, to assistin meeting such emergency: Provided, The fire chief or person incharge of the fire department shall have the right in every case todetermine whether or not a city or township can spare all or any portion ofits fire equipment and firemen at any particular time. In such event theacts performed for such purposes by such firemen or officers, and theexpenditures made for such purpose by such city or township shall be deemedconclusively to be for a public and governmental purpose and all of theimmunities from liability enjoyed by a city or township when acting throughits firemen or officers of the fire department for a public or governmentalpurpose within its territorial limits shall be enjoyed by it to the sameextent when such city or township is so acting under this section or underother lawful authority beyond its territorial limits. The firemen andofficers of the fire department of any city or township, when actinghereunder, or under other lawful authority, beyond the territorial limitsof such city or township, shall have all of the immunities from liabilityand exemptions from laws, ordinances and regulations and shall have all ofthe pension, relief, disability and other benefits, enjoyed by them whileperforming their respective duties within the territorial limits of suchcity or township.

      History:   L. 1943, ch. 169, § 1; March 11.