Opinion No. 76-139 (1976) Ag

FIRE DEPARTMENT ACTING OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS — IMMUNITY The provisions of 11 O.S. 342 [11-342] (1971), are fully applicable in instances where a fire department of a municipality within the State responds to an emergency outside the corporate limits of the municipality, where the response is made pursuant to a contractural arrangement of the municipality which incorporates the requisite of 11 O.S. of 11 O.S. 341 [11-341] (1971). A fire department answering fire alarms or performing official work outside the corporate limits of its municipality is considered an agent of the State of Oklahoma by…