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WHEREAS, it is the intent of the parties hereto that this agreement supercede and replace any prior individual mutual agreements which may have been entered into between them. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, each in consideration of the mutual promises and obligations set forth, agree as follows: 1. For the purpose of affording additional fire assistance and protection to themselves and their inhabitants, there shall be an interchange of the services of the Fire Departments, and the use of fire personnel and equipment, between the parties hereto, and each of said parties will assist the other party hereto by responding to any call from the Mayor, Director of Public Safety, Chief of Fire or other party to this agreement, with its fire equipment, personnel, and/or other emergency vehicles, and will render like services while so responding as it renders to itself and its own inhabitants, provided, however, that in no case shall the party hereto called upon or rendering such services be liable in damage to the other party hereto or any of its inhabitants, or contractual obligees, for failure to answer any call, or for lack of speed in answering any such call, or for any inadequacy of equipment, negligent operation of equipment, or for any cause whatsoever growing out of such use of said fire equipment and personnel, nor shall the party hereto, which issued such call. 2. Each of the parties hereto agrees to respond to an emergency in the other agreeing city or township, on the call fro the Mayor, Director of Public Safety, Chief of Fire or other party designated by them, of such other contracting party, for services of the fire department and its emergency equipment at those times and places that would tend to require immediate or long-term participation of services of the parties to this agreement. The extent of such response by said responding party shall be determined by the judgment of the Mayor, Director of Public Safety, Chief of Fire or other party designated by them, who saall retain in said municipal corporations sufficient equipment and personnel consistent with the proper protection of said responding cities or township. 3. When said authorized person of any of the parties hereto calls for assistance, he shall state the specific emergency or activity requiring participation by any of the parties hereto stated. When such assistance is requested, the authorized person requesting such assistance shall give explicit directions as to the location where such assistance is required, and shall, whenever possible, dispatch someone to a specific meeting place to escort the persons responding to such call to their destinatio 4. No charge shall be made for the aforesaid service by either of the parties hereto, and each of sa-id parties shall assume the expense of any loss or damage to its own equipment or apparatus which may be incurred while in the other party's boundaries, or while responding to a call in accordance with or under the terms of this agreement. -2-