Preparedness. 19. Definition of Responsibilities The Agencies to this Agreement shall be distinguished as follows: A. Jurisdictional Agency The agency having overall land and resource management and/or wildland fire protection responsibility for a specific geographical or functional area as provided by federal or state law. Under no circumstances will a jurisdictional agency abdicate legal responsibilities as provided by federal or state law. B. Protecting Agency The agency responsible for providing wildfire protection, incident management and other activities to a given area pursuant to its jurisdictional responsibility or agreed upon protection responsibility as specified by federal or state law, contract or agreement. C. Supporting Agency An agency providing wildfire response or other support or resource assistance to a protecting agency.
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Sources: Cooperative Wildland Fire Management Agreement, Cooperative Wildland Fire Management Agreement