KRS 75A.090: Contracts between district and fire units or districts, municipal

corporations, rescue squads, and others, for fire protection -- Deemed

governmental functions.

(1) The district may, through the board, make and enter into contracts with any o ther

fire protection district, fire prevention district, municipal corporation, volunteer fire

department, volunteer fire prevention unit, volunteer fire protection unit, any special

district whose services are subject to the licensure provisions of KRS Ch apter

311A, or any rescue squads established under KRS Chapter 39F, either within the

same county or within an adjoining county in an area adjacent to the boundary line

between the counties, for the furnishing or receiving of emergency services for all

property within the confines of the area included in and covered by the contract or

contracts, where these emergency services are not otherwise provided by some

division of government or governmental agency.

(2) The personnel acting in their official capaciti es and equipment of a contracting

party, in going to and returning from an emergency, or in answering and responding

to a false alarm or call, and while endeavoring to provide emergency services within

the area covered by the contract, shall be deemed and is declared to be engaged in

the exercise of a governmental function.