(1) A Fire Chief will attempt to fully utilize the emergency resources of his border-
ing Parties before requesting emergency resources irom more distance
Parties except where special equipment is not available from the bordering
Parties.

(2) Where a Fire Chief determines that an emergency exists, he shall request
emergency resources from the appropriate Party.

(3) A Fire Chief who receives a request for emergency resources from another

Party shail 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 emergency;. but noth-
ing in this Agreement shall be construed to require a Fire Chief to dispatch
emergency resources that he does not consider are available.

(4) The Officer-in-charge of emergency resources sent to assist in an emergency
shall remain in charge of those resources and control and direct these re-
sources in co-operation with the requesting Fire Chlef.

(5) When the emergency has been brought under control, the emergency re-
Sources last called shall be first releasec.

The Parties agree to consult on a regular basis through their Fire Chief on the best
ways fo achieve the optimum deployment of emergency resources to control
emergencies.

When a Party provides emergency resources:

(a) the Party providing emergency resources may, within sixty days after so doing,
render to the Party that requested emergency resources a correct account of

the men and the cost 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.

Any Party may terminate its tights and responsibilities under this Agreement by giving
to the City Clerk of the other Parties, thirty days notice in writing of its intention to do
So.

This Agreement is not intended to interfere with or supersede any existing written
agreements between the parties.

Every Party requesting or accepting emergency resources under this Agreement
shall be responsible for and indemnify the Party that provided the emergency re-
Sources from and against all claims, demands, loss, costs, damages, actions, suits.
or other proceedings by whomscever made, brought or prosecuted in any manner
based upon, occasioned by or attributable to any action taken or things done or
maintained by virtue or in consequence thereof and all such claims, demands, suits
or actions shall be recoverable as a debt due to it from the other.

Notwithstanding Clause 7, no Party shall be responsible for or in any way liable with
respect to any claims, demands. !oss, costs, damages, actions, suits or other pro-
ceedings arising from or through the negligence of another Party, its agents, ser-
vants or employees.

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