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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION NO. 96- 695
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
AN AUTOMATIC MUTUAL AID RESPONSE AGREEMENT
FOR FIRE AND WATER RESCUE INCIDENTS
BETWEEN PLYMOUTH AND MAPLE GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENTS
WHEREAS, it has been proven that the ability and time to mobilize available resources
during an emergency has a direct impact on victim survival; and
WHEREAS, this has been proven to be true in both fire and water rescue incidents; and
WHEREAS, in current mutual aid situations, there is a delay in the request and dispatch
of personnel to the scene; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to eliminate the delay, the Plymouth Fire Department is
recommending a cooperative use agreement with the Maple Grove Fire Department, and
WHEREAS, this agreemcnt allows for the simultaneous dispatch of one of the other
departments, predetermined by location; and
WHEREAS, the City Council agrees this is a beneficial use of manpower and equipment.
NOW, THEREFORb,, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, the City Council approves and adopts this automatic mutual aid
agreement.
Adopted by the City Council on alp u,T t 1996.
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