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1726; 15.2-1730; 15.2-1730.1 and 15.2-1736 ofthe Code of Virginia, as amended. Law enforcement officers of any party who might be casually present in any other jurisdiction shall have power to apprehend and make arrests only in such instances wherein an apparent, immediate threat to public safety precludes the option of deferring action to the local law enforcement agency. 11. All law enforcement officers, agents and other employees of the parties to this Agreement who are acting pursuant to this Agreement shall have the same powers, rights, benefits, privileges and immunities in each other's jurisdiction, including the authority to make arrests in each other's jurisdiction. 12. The services performed and expenditures made under this Agreement shall be deemed to be for public and governmental purposes and all immunities from liability enjoyed by the parties within their boundaries shall extend to their participation in rendering assistance outside their boundaries pursuant to this Agreement. It is understood that for the purposes ofthis Agreement, the responding party is rendering aid once it has entered the jurisdictional boundaries ofthe party requesting assistance. 13. All pension, relief, disability, worker's compensation, life and health insurance and other benefits enjoyed by said law enforcement officers or personnel as employees oftheir respective jurisdictions shall extend to the services they perform under this Agreement outside their respective jurisdictions. Each party agrees that the provision of these benefits shall remain the responsibility of the employing party. 14. Each party agrees that, in activities involving the rendering of assistance to another party pursuant to this Agreement, each party shall waive any and all claims against 4