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Problem B: Legislation Issue B-1: Master Mutual Aid Agreement Background: Mutual aid is a common and effective practice for handling overwhelming evenlS. Mutual aid agreements are common among adjoining jurisdictions. Large incidenlS often require response forces from wide areas who are seldom linked by mutual aid agreemenlS. QuesLions about liability exposures, COSls and other concerns delay response, Colorado still does noL have a statewide master mutual aid agreement. All emergency agencies in Colorado should be a parry LO a statewide master mutual aid agreement or resourcre sharing plan that addresses the questions. Action Element: Seek legislation to provide or authorize such a measure if deemed necessary. Prepare and obtain signatures on a statewide masLer mutual agreement or a resource sharing plan. Agencies: Office of Emergency Management *r Colorado Incident Command SysLem Board. Estimated Costs: Stafftirne. Funding Sources: Existing program funds. Schedule: Ready for signatures September 1996 . , Issue B-2: State Laws Background: Wildland/urban interface fire issues have not been adequately addressed in Colorado staLutes. There is a lack of comprehensive, consolidated state fire legislation. Some fire responsibilities are unclear or overlapping, Legislative action is necessary for some mitigation aCLivities to proceed. Action Element: Update state legislation on the following issues: 1. Statewide fire incident reporting system. 2. Centralize and cross,reference existing fire statutes. 3. Define the fire roles of all agencies-federal, state, county, district, municipal and private. 4. Clarify issues about: a. statewide rnuLual aid b. liability of responders c, worker's compensation for firefighters d, insurance incentives to homeowners for fire safety measures. 5. Simplify adoption and enforcement of standard fire codes by counties, 6. Establish tax incentives for fire,safe land management and/or monetary penalties for those individuals with increased wildfire risks. 7, Create disclosure law LO notify land buyers of hazards (see Issue A,8). 8. Establish the inmate conservation camp concept as legislative intent. Authorize Department of Corrections and Colorado State ForesL Service to implement the concepL (see Issue C,14). 9. Identify who is LO pay COSls of suppressing wildfires in wildland/urban interface areas 10. Address problems of large lot exemptions from county subdivision regulations (see Issue B,3). Agencies: State legislature *r technical assistance from Colorado State Forest Service, Division of Fire Safety, Department of Corrections, counties, special districlS, state chapter of the American Planners' Association. Estimated Costs: None, but COSL impaclS vary by action element. Funding Sources: State and local funding. Schedule: 1996-1999. 22