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3 dispatched to the Agency having primary jurisdiction, as well as to any Agency for which the Dispatcher or Computer Aided Dispatch System (CAD) determines may provide a more timely response. The Sending Party shall respond to the call and make necessary Assistance available without undue delay. The typical response from the Sending Party shall be one apparatus and crew. The extent of Assistance provided by the Sending Party shall be determined solely by the Sending Party based on its established response criteria and procedures. In the event a Sending Party determines it will not be able to provide Assistance, the fire official for the Agency making that determination shall immediately notify the Requesting Party. 2. The first arriving unit shall be in command of the emergency scene, until relieved by the Requesting Party. The Sending Party’s fire official shall retain direction and control of the Sending Party’s fire personnel and equipment on the scene. 3. Each Party, whether it be the Requesting Party or a Sending Party, shall be responsible for injuries or death of its own personnel. Each Party shall maintain workers’ compensation insurance or self-insurance coverage covering its own personnel while they are providing Assistance pursuant to this Agreement. Each Party waives the right to sue the other Party for any workers compensation benefits paid to its own employee or their dependents, even if the injuries were caused wholly or partially by the negligence of the other Party or its officers, employees. 4. Each Party shall be responsible for damages to or loss of its own equipment. Each Party waives the right to sue the other Party for any dam ages to or loss of its equipment, even if the damages or losses were caused wholly or partially by the negligence of the other Party or its officers, employees, or volunteers. 5. Specialized Activities of non-emergency nature may be requested and/or provided by both parties to the Agreement. There is no obligation on the part of a Sending Party to provide Specialized Activities. 6. No charge shall be made to either party for Assistance rendered under this Agreement for incidents with duration under eight (8) hours. Provided, however, that in the event the Requesting Party is reimbursed for said personnel, equipment, or any other costs from a party or parties responsible for the Emergency, or is otherwise reimbursed by a third party source, then reimbursement, on a pro-rata basis, shall be made to the Sending Party for any equipment or personnel charges. V. COOPERATIVE IMPLEMENTATION The Parties agree to work in good faith through their respective Agencies to cooperatively establish any specific response criteria or procedures as they may determine are needed to implement this Agreement. Such criteria and procedures do not necessarily need to be the same for each Party, but they shall not be contrary to the