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N~~ <br />Elk REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />River <br />TO ITEM NUMBER <br />Ci Council 3.3. <br />AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY <br />Consent A enda Au st 8, 2011 T. ohn Cunnin ham, Fire Chief <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By <br />Mutual Aid Fire Contract Peter Beck, Ci Attorne <br /> REVIEWED BY <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br />Approve Sherburne Fire Chief s County Mutual Aid Agreement. <br />BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION <br />The Elk River Fire Department is a member of a number of regional mutual aid agreements. These <br />agreements provide a means to summon (and provide) resources and personnel in the event of a disaster <br />or other large scale emergency. <br />The attached agreement is a renewal for the Sherburne County Fire Departments Mutual Aid Agreement. <br />The agreement is entered into and between all of the fire departments in the County as well as many <br />departments that sit on the border. The agreement will be valid thru December 31, 2015. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT <br />There is no direct financial impact. Responding parties, however, may be reimbursed for direct expenses <br />for incidents lasting longer than ten (10) hours. This is rarely the case as most mutual aid requests are <br />short in duration. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />~ Sherburne County Fire Departments Mutual Aid Agreement <br />Action Motion by Second by Vote <br />Follow Up <br />C:\Users\jjohnson\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\SFWAYSNS\2011-08-08 3 3 Mutual Aid Fire <br />Contract (3).doc <br />