Expands authority of emergency management departments in requesting assistance outside normal territorial jurisdictions.

This bill expands New Jersey's emergency response capabilities by allowing municipal emergency management coordinators to request assistance from other municipalities during emergencies, including from volunteer first aid, ambulance, fire, and police departments. It specifically authorizes requests for help beyond normal territorial boundaries, provided the assisting entity is contiguous and has agreed to mutual aid through existing agreements. The bill ensures that personnel providing out-of-jurisdiction assistance receive identical benefits - such as workers' compensation, pensions, and salary coverage - as if they were working within their home municipality. It also clarifies payment rates for services: $3 per member and $35 per fire apparatus per hour for fire assistance, or $3 per member and $5 per vehicle per hour for police support, unless mutually agreed otherwise.