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:!D AGREEMENT FOR MUTUAL AID FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES Among Localities in Hampton Roads Virginia This Agreement is made and entered into this 18th day of March, 2024 by and among the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg and the counties of Gloucester, James City, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, and York, all within the Hampton Roads region of the Commonwealth of Virginia (each, a "Fire Department" or "Party," and together, the "Fire Departments" or "Parties"). WHEREAS, the Parties hereto desire to secure to each other the benefits of mutual aid in situations involving fire and rescue services and emergency medical services; and WHEREAS, the parties hereto are authorized to enter into this agreement by §§ 27- 1 et seq., and § 44-146.20 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended. NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed as follows: a. Each Fire Department may request and receive assistance, including but not limited to, equipment and personnel ("Aid"), from another Fire Department, at any point within the area for which the requesting Fire Department normally provides services. b. Each Fire Department may provide Aid to another Fire Department upon request. C. Any two or more Fire Departments may designate Automatic Aid Response Areas where Aid may be dispatched from a Fire Department without a specific request from another Fire Department. d. The rendering of Aid under the terms of this Agreement shall not be mandatory, but the Fire Department receiving the request for Aid should immediately inform the requesting Fire Department if Aid cannot be rendered. C. Any dispatch of Aid pursuant to this Agreement is subject to the following conditions: (1) Any request for Aid hereunder shall include a statement of the amount and type of equipment and personnel requested, and shall specify the location and assigned radio channel to which the