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Memo�andum <br />TO: City Council <br />John Godwin, City Manager <br />FROM: Larry Wright, Fire Chief <br />SUBJECT: Mutual Aid Agreement <br />DATE: May 6, 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 />Department's capabilities (large structure fire, multiple incidents occurring simultaneously, etc.). <br />The Paris Fire Department wishes to continue the process of entering in to mutual aid <br />agreements with contiguous Fire Departments. <br />STATUS OF ISSUE: If approved by the City Council, the Paris Fire Department will enter in to <br />a Mutual Aid Agreement with the Hopewell Volunteer Fire Department. As seen, this agreement <br />does not bind the City of Paris to furnish resources to another entity if it would deplete our <br />capabilities of protecting our City, however, it serves as an insurance policy for each entity if the <br />incident 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 Hopewell Volunteer Fire <br />Department. <br />34 <br />