(3) A Chief Fire Official who receives a request for emergency
resources from another Party shal) determine the extent of
and duration for which the emergency resources are available

-and thereupon such emergency resources, if any are available,
shall be dispatched and utilized to control the disaster; but
nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require a
Chief Fire Official to di iatch emergency resources that he

dees not consider are avaiable.

The Senior Officer in-charge of any zone or regional aid shal!
remain in-charge and direct those resources in co-operation with

the requesting Chief Fire Official.

AS soon as the disaster has been brought under control any
regional aid shal! be released first, thereafter any zone aid
shall be released before any local resources are released.

3. For the purposes ef. this Agreement the region consists of component
municipalities divided into four zones as follows:

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Zona 1: District of West Vancouver
District of North Vancouver
City of North Vancouver

Oiscrict of Burnaby
City of New Westminster
Ciey of Port Moody

City of Port Coquitlam
District SF Coquitiam

Oistrict of Surrey
Olstrict of Richmond
District of Delta
Clty of White Rock

Zone 4: City of Vancouver

4, The Parties agree to consult on a regular basis through their Chief

Fire Officials on the best ways to achieve the optimum deployment of emergency

resources to control disasters within the region.

5. When a Party provides emergency resources to another Party:
a) the Party providing emergency resources shail, within sixty
days after so doing, render to the Party that requested emergency
resources a correct account of the men and equipment provided and
the cast of the service in accordance with the table of costs set
out in Schedule A hereto;
b) the Party that requested emergency resources shall pay the account
within thirty days after receiving it.
é. Any Party may cerminate its rights and responsibilities under this

Agreemert by giving to the other Parties thirty days notice in writing of its

intention so to do.