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<br />Organizational Characteristic 18 <br />Active Intergovernmental Coordination <br /> <br />Additional Thoughts <br /> <br />. Attempting to formalize informal mutual aid agreements miqht result in <br />termination of the agreement. <br /> <br />. Sometimes the questions of liability must be resolved before cooperative <br />agreements can be established. <br /> <br />. It is possible that an adjacent smaller community is dependent upon your <br />jurisdiction for disaster monitoring and alerting - but your jurisdiction is not aware <br />of this dependence. <br /> <br />. It is possible that your jurisdiction is not aware of the fact that the emergency <br />management plan for an adjacent smaller community is to wait for help to arrive <br />from your jurisdiction. <br /> <br />. Representatives of neighboring communities should be considered for <br />participation in the development of the emergency management plan. <br /> <br />. Neighboring communities miqht also participate in disaster exercises. <br /> <br />. Your jurisdiction could perform the emergency management planning for <br />neighboring communities on a contract basis. <br /> <br />. In general, assistance cannot be obtained from higher levels of government until <br />all local resources are committed. <br /> <br />Characteristics of Effective Emergency Management Organization Structures <br /> <br />97 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />