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1 City of Otsego - Dispatch Agreement AGREEMENT This Dispatch Agreement (Agreement) is entered into this XX day of March, 2019, by and between the City of Otsego (the City), the City of Albertville Fire Department, the City of Elk River Fire Department and the City of Rogers Fire Department (the Fire Departments) and the Wright County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center (Dispatch Center) is a voluntary Agreement for the Fire Departments to respond to simultaneous dispatching in order to allow for a timely response to confirmed structure fires within the City. RECITALS WHEREAS, the City contracts with the Fire Departments for fire protection services; and WHEREAS, the Dispatch Center communicates with the Fire Departments. IT IS HEREBY AGREED BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES AS FOLLOWS: 1. Upon receiving a call for service to any confirmed structure fire within the City, the Dispatch Center shall automatically dispatch the Fire Departments through the appropriate dispatch centers regardless of a confirmed structure fire location. 2. Automatic dispatching shall be effective 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 3. The department whose fire protection area covers the confirmed structure fire shall follow their standard operating procedures (SOPs). The other two departments shall respond with an engine company, unless further assistance is requested by the incident commander. 4. The Incident Commander from the responsible Fire Department shall be responsible for determining which other Fire Departments may be needed for mutual aid response to locations within the City and must provide this information to their respective dispatch centers. The Incident Commander may also cancel the responding Fire Departments. 5. Any party to this Agreement may withdraw upon sixty (60) days written notice to all other parties to the Agreement.