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1�7e�zo�andum <br />TO: City Council <br />John Godwin, City Manager <br />FROM: Larry Wright, Fire Chief <br />SUBJECT: Mutual Aid Agreement <br />DATE: April 18, 2013 <br />BACKGROUND: 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 />Department's capabilities (large structure fire, multiple incidents occurring simultaneously, etc.). <br />The Paris Fire Department currently has no formal mutual aid agreements with any surrounding <br />Fire Departments. The Paris Fire Department wishes to continue the process of entering in to <br />mutual aid agreements with contiguous Fire Departments. <br />STATUS OF ISSUE: With the City Council's packet is the first 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 Reno Volunteer Fire Department. As seen, this agreement does not bind the <br />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 Reno Volunteer Fire <br />Department. <br />"� <br />� <br />