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CAPITOL CITY NUTUA1 AID ASSOCIATION RECIpRMAL FIRE SERVICE AGREEKE" 1. Definition of Terms Subd. 1 T'Party's means a political subdivision, or-, in the case of a priya�te non-T it provider of fire protection, the governing body of such a provider. Subd. 2 "requesting official" mesas a party's fire chief and/or that fire chief's delegates who is/are empowered to request assistance from other parties. Subd. 3 "Responding Official" means a party's fire chief and/or that fire chief's delegates who is/are empowered to determine whether and to what extent assistance can or should be provided. Subd. 4 "Assistance°' means fire and/or emergency medical services personnel and equipment provided by a fire department as defined by Minnesota Statutes Chapter 59.011, and includes such personnel and equipment as may be needed for- stand-by protection by a party to this agreement. Subd, 5 "Emergency" means a sudden and unf orseen situation requiring immediate action and assistance. 2M Authority Subd, 11„ The parties to this agreement acknowled a their authority to enter into this Magreement pursuant to provisions of -the Joint Exercise of Powers Act innesota Statutes Chapter 471 et sea. to provide each other on a reciprocal basis assistance in the event o emergencies beyond the ability of any single party to control. 3. Ga itol CitY MutuajL Aid Aasociati n Subd. I Each party's fire department shall, upon execution of this agreement, become members of the it Capitol Cy Mutual Aid Association for the pur ose of furthering the intent of this agreement, and shall abide by the by-lags of the Capitol City Mutual Aid Association. 4. Idenjification of Parties Subd. 1 The Secretary-Treasurer of the Capitol City Mutual Aid Association shall maintain a current list of all parties to this agreement and shall furnish said list to each party to the agreement. Whenever there is a change in arties to this agreement, said Secretary-Treasurer shall furnish a revised ist of parties including such change. Said lists shall be furnished upon receipt of a properly executed copy of this agreement by said Secretary- Treasurer. 5. State-Wide Fire Mutual Aid Cho el Subd. I parties to this agreement hereby a ree to furnish each of their engines a pumping capacit�r of one thousand gallons per minute or more slid each of their aerial ladder trucks with a mobi-le or Rortable radio capable of tranamittino and receiving radio jaessages on the fre uency des{ nated by the Tele-communications Division, Minnesota Department or Transportation as the "state wide mutual aid channel" two gears from the date te agreement is executed. 6. Procedure Subd. I If one or more emergencies occur within the jurisdiction of any party to this agreement, that party's re nesting official is authorized to request assistance from one or more o1 other parties to this agreement. Subd. 2 Upon receipt of request for assistance a part 's resppoonding official may authorize and direct such assistance, PROVIDED tKat whether such assistance shall be provided or to what extent such assistance shall be rovi'ded shall be determined aolely by the respoding official and FURTHER PROVIDED that the res sxdi ng official may at any ti i me recall sucA assistance if the responding official deems such recall as necessar�r to provide for the safety and protection of the party under which authority the responding official is acting. Subd. 3 Assistance provided render this agreement shall be under the command of the officer in charge of the emergency for which the assistance was summoned immediately upon arrival at the emergency. Subd. 4 No charge will be levied by any party to this apeevent for assistance rendered to another party under the terms of this agreement, 7. Insurancg Subd. 1 Each of the parties will maintain insurance policies (or proof of self- insured status) providing coverage for: (a) Accidental death of firefighters (covered by workmen compensation who are members of each party's Fire departmen t,the coverage of said policy extending o rptect said firefighters when engaged in the performance of duties under this agreement, and {b) Damage or injury caused bar negligent acts] including operation of fire ale ar tment apparatus, i in the amount of six hundred thousand! 'do 1 i r-q ($ 00,000, 0) or whatever greater amount iB impposed bar the state legssle? as a cap on municipal tort liability pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chaff 465.04 subdivision 14