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day, seven days a week. This protocol will designate, by name or position, the person or persons authorized to request or respond to a request for Mutual Aid on behalf of a Party under terms of this Agreement and will include at least two alternate means of contacting the Party's Point(s) of Contact. Each Party must notify the Administrative Agency of any change in its Point of Contact protocol as soon as practicable by submitting it in writing to: Executive Director, Capital Area Council of Governments, 2512 S. IH-35, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78704 or by fax to the Executive Director of CAP COG at 512/916- 6001. 5. PARTY'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN. Each Party shall prepare and keep current an emergency management plan for its jurisdiction to provide for emergency and/or disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery, in accordance with Chapter 418 of the Texas Government Code. The emergency management plan shall incorporate the use of available resources, including personnel, equipment and supplies, necessary to provide and/or receive Mutual Aid. The emergency management plan shall be submitted to the Governor's Division of Emergency Management. 6. IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREEMENT. A Point of Contact for his/her respective jurisdiction shall take all steps necessary for the implementation of this Agreement. 7. INITIATION OF REQUEST. A request under this Agreement may be made by a Point of Contact after one of the following occurs: (a) A declaration ofa local state of Disaster pursuant to Chapter 418 of the Texas Government Code; (b) A fmding of a state of Civil Emergency; or (c) The occurrence or imminent threat of an emergency such that local capabilities are or are predicted to be exceeded. The provision of Mutual Aid under this Agreement shall continue, whether or not the local Disaster declaration or state of Civil Emergency is still active, until the services of the Assisting Party are no longer required. 8. PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTS AND PROVISION OF MUTUAL AID. A Point of Contact may request Mutual Aid assistance by: (1) submitting a written Request for Assistance to a Point of Contact of an Assisting Party, (2) orally communicating a request for Mutual Aid assistance to a Point of Contact of an Assisting Party, which shall be followed by a written request, or (3) by submitting a request in accordance with the Plan. The written request shall reference that the request is made pursuant to this Agreement. Mutual Aid shall not be requested by a Party unless it is directly related to the Disaster or Emergency and resources available from the normal responding agencies to the stricken area are deemed to be inadequate, or are predicted to be expended prior to resolution of the situation. All requests for Mutual Aid must be transmitted by a Point of Contact of the Requesting Party to a Point of Contact of the Assisting Party or in accordance with the terms of the Plan. A. REQUESTS DIRECTLY TO ASSISTING PARTY: The Requesting Party's Point of Contact may directly contact a Point of Contact of the Assisting Party and provide the necessary information as prescribed in Section 8.B. hereto. B. REQUIRED INFORMATION BY REQUESTING PARTY. Each request for assistance shall be accompanied by the following information, to the extent known: 1) A general description of the damage or injury sustained or threatened; 2) Identification of the emergency service function or functions for which assistance is needed (e.g. fire, law enforcement, emergency medical, search and rescue, transportation, Page 3 of 9 -lnteIjurisdictional Mutual Aid Agreement Approved by CAPCOG Executive Committee 2/08/06