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K. "STATE EOC" -- the Virginia Emergency Operations Center from which assistance to • localities is coordinated when local emergency response and recovery resources are overwhelmed. This facility is operated by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management. SECTION 2. PROCEDURES FOR PROVISION OF MUTUAL AID When a member political subdivision either becomes affected by, or is under imminent threat of an emergency or disaster and, as a result, has officially declared an emergency, it may request emergency -related mutual aid assistance by: (1) submitting a Request for Assistance to an Assisting Party or to the State EOC, or (2) orally communicating a request for mutual aid assistance to an Assisting Party or to the State EOC, followed as soon as practicable by written confirmation of the request. Mutual aid shall not be requested by a member political subdivision unless resources available within the stricken area are deemed to be inadequate. All requests for mutual aid must be transmitted by the Authorized Representative of the member political subdivision or the Director of Emergency Management. No member political subdivision shall be required to provide mutual aid unless it determines that it has sufficient resources to do so. A. REQUESTS DIRECTLY TO ASSISTING PARTY: The Requesting Party may directly contact the Authorized Representative of the Assisting Party and provide the information in the Request Form prescribed in the SMA Implementation Guidebook. Each Assisting Party must communicate directly with the Requesting Party in order to execute an Event Agreement. The Requesting Party shall be responsible for keeping the State EOC advised of the status of mutual aid activities. B. REQUESTS ROUTED THROUGH, OR ORIGINATING FROM THE STATE • EOC: The Requesting Party may directly contact the State EOC, in which case it shall provide the information in the Request Form in the SMA Implementation Guidebook. The State EOC may then contact other member political subdivisions on behalf of the Requesting Party. Once identified, each Assisting Party must communicate directly with the Requesting Party in order to execute an Event Agreement. C. ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES AND ABILITY TO RENDER ASSISTANCE: When contacted by a Requesting Party, or by the State EOC on behalf of a Requesting Party, the Authorized Representative of any member political subdivision agrees to assess local resources to determine available personnel, equipment and other assistance. D. SUPERVISION AND CONTROL: When providing assistance under the terms of this Agreement, the personnel, equipment, and resources of any Assisting Party will be under the operational control of the Requesting Party, which shall advise supervisory personnel of the Assisting Party of work tasks, for assignment to personnel. Direct supervision and control of personnel, equipment and resources shall remain with the designated supervisory personnel of the Assisting Party. The designated supervisory personnel of the Assisting Party shall: maintain daily personnel time records, material records, and a log of equipment hours; be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the equipment and other resources furnished by the Assisting Party; and shall report work progress to the Requesting Party. The Assisting Party's personnel and other resources shall remain subject to recall by the Assisting Party at any time, subject to reasonable notice to the Requesting Party. At least twenty-four hour advance notification of intent to withdraw personnel or resources shall be provided to the Requesting Party unless such notice is not practicable, in which case such notice as is reasonable shall be provided. E. FOOD, HOUSING, AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY: Unless specifically instructed • otherwise, the Requesting Party shall have the responsibility of providing food and housing for the personnel of the Assisting Party from the time of their arrival at the