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Me�no�andum <br />TO: City Council <br />John Godwin, City Manager <br />FROM: Larry Wright, Fire Chief <br />SUBJECT: Mutual Aid Agreement <br />DATE: April 8, 2013 <br />BACKGROIJND: It is a common practice for Fire Departments to enter in to Mutual Aid <br />Agreements with contiguous Fire Departments to ensure the availability of extra manpower and <br />equipment should an incident in a Fire Department's jurisdiction grow beyond that Fire <br />Departments capabilities (large structure fire, multiple incidents occurring simultaneously, etc.). <br />The Paris Fire Department currently has no formal Mutual Aid Agreements with any <br />surrounding Fire Departments. The Paris Fire Department wishes to start the process of entering <br />in to mutual aid agreements with contiguous Fire Departments. <br />STATUS OF ISSUE: With the City Council's packet is the frst such Mutual Aid Agreement. If <br />approved by the City Council, the Paris Fire Department will enter in to a Mutual Aid <br />Agreement with the Faught Volunteer Fire Department. As seen, this agreement does not bind <br />the City of Paris to furnish resources to another entity if it would deplete our capabilities of <br />protecting our City, however, it serves as an insurance policy for each entity if the incident <br />reached a certain level of magnitude which required extra resources. <br />BUDGET: The budget will not be impacted by this agreement. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Mutual Aid Agreement with the Faught Volunteer Fire <br />Department. <br />�� <br />