MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, TOWNS OF CRESWELL, PLYMOUTH AND ROPER
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THIS AGREEMENT,
made this ___________day
of__________,________, by and between Washington County, and the Towns of
Creswell, Plymouth, and Roper incorporated cities, towns or villages all
of North Carolina, hereinafter referred to as "parties of the first part"
and Washington County being of North Carolina, hereinafter referred to as
"parties of the second part", |
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WHEREAS, a disaster is an occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe
damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or
man-made accidental, military or paramilitary cause; |
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WHEREAS,
each party desires to provide its residents all possible assistance in and
protection from disasters; and |
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WHEREAS,
each party can provide the other mutual aid in time of disaster since they
are geographically adjacent; |
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NOW THEREFORE,
pursuant to G.S. 166A-10 and other applicable laws the parties of the
first part and the parties of the second part, agree as follows: |
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That should any party require
the aid of the other, because of local state of emergency or disaster, the
party requiring aid shall make a request for aid to the Local Emergency
Management Coordinator of the other parties to this agreement. |
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That each party hereby
authorizes and grants to the local Emergency Management Coordinator the
authority to give to, use and expend for the benefit of the other parties
to this agreement all available resources needed to assist the requesting
party in providing reasonable and adequate protection for the residents of
the requesting party. |
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That the party who is requested
to extend aid may withhold resources necessary to provide reasonable and
adequate protection for its community; |
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That, unless otherwise
specified, the emergency responders of the party extending aid will
continue to operate under the command and control of their own leaders,
but those units actually rendering the requested aid will come under the
operational control of the requesting party; |
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The requesting party will
provide for the physical needs of those volunteers and personnel of the
party extending; |
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That the party receiving aid
will pay to the party extending aid all costs and expenses which the party
extending aid incurred by reason of extending the aid; |
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That the party receiving aid
will indemnify, save, defend, and hold harmless the party extending aid
from any action or suit arising out of supplying or extending such aid; |
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That the party receiving aid
will reimburse and make whole the party extending aid for any and all
damage to equipment or loss of materials incurred by reason of extending
aid; |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties have set their hands and seals as of the date set forth above. |
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ATTEST |
WASHINGTON COUNTY |
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| BY:__________________________(SEAL) | BY:________________________ | |
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Clerk to the Board |
Chairman Board of Commissioners |
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| BY:__________________________(SEAL) | BY:__________________________ | |
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Town Clerk |
Mayor of Creswell |
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| BY:__________________________(SEAL) | BY:__________________________ | |
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Town Clerk |
Mayor of Plymouth |
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| BY:__________________________(SEAL) | BY:__________________________ | |
| Town Clerk | Mayor of Roper | |