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designated location to the time of their departure. However, Assisting Party personnel • and equipment should be, to the greatest extent possible, self-sufficient while working in the emergency or disaster area. The Requesting Party may specify only self- sufficient personnel and resources in its request for assistance. F. COMMUNICATIONS: Unless specifically instructed otherwise, the Requesting Party shall have the responsibility for coordinating communications between the personnel of the Assisting Party and the Requesting Party. Assisting Party personnel should be prepared to furnish communications equipment sufficient to maintain communications among their respective operating units. G. RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES: Whenever the officials, employees and volunteers of the Assisting Party are rendering aid pursuant to this Agreement, such employees shall have the powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities, and shall receive the compensation, incidental to their employment or position. H. TERM OF DEPLOYMENT: The initial duration of a request for assistance is normally seven days and may be extended, if necessary, in seven day increments. However, the duration may be shorter or longer as reflected in the Event Agreement. I. SUMMARY REPORT: Within ten days of the return of all personnel deployed under SMA, the Requesting Party will prepare a Summary Report of the event, and provide copies to each Assisting Party and to the Department. The Report shall be in a format prescribed by the Department and shall include a chronology of events and description of personnel, equipment and materials provided by one party to the other. SECTION 3. REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES The terms and conditions governing reimbursement for any assistance provided pursuant to this Resolution shall be in accordance with the following provisions, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Requesting and Assisting Parties and specified in the Event Agreement. • A. PERSONNEL: During the period of assistance, the Assisting Party shall continue to pay its employees according to its then prevailing ordinances, rules, and regulations. The Requesting Party shall reimburse the Assisting Party for all direct and indirect payroll costs and expenses (including travel expenses, benefits, workers' compensation claims and expenses) incurred during the period of assistance, unless agreed to otherwise by the parties in the Event Agreement. B. EQUIPMENT: The Assisting Party shall be reimbursed by the Requesting Party for the use of its equipment during the period of assistance according to either a pre- established local or state hourly rate or according to the actual replacement, operation, and maintenance expenses incurred. For those instances in which some costs may be reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the eligible direct costs shall be determined in accordance with 44 CFR 206.228, or other regulations in effect at the time of the disaster. Each Party shall maintain its own equipment in safe and operational condition. At the request of the Assisting Party, fuels, miscellaneous supplies, and minor repairs may be provided by the Requesting Party, if practical. If the equipment charges are based on a pre -established local or state hourly rate, then these charges to the Requesting Party shall be reduced by the total value of the fuels, supplies, and repairs furnished by the Requesting Party and by the amount of any insurance proceeds received by the Assisting Party. C. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES: The Assisting Party shall be reimbursed for all materials and supplies furnished by it and used or damaged during the period of assistance, except for the costs of equipment, fuel and maintenance materials, labor and supplies, which shall be included in the equipment rate established above, unless such damage is caused by gross negligence, or willful and wanton misconduct of the Assisting Party's personnel. The measure of reimbursement shall be determined in accordance with 44 CFR 206.228 or other regulations in effect at the time of the • disaster. In the alternative, the Parties may agree that the Requesting Party will replace,