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d) This contract is not only for mutual aid, but may also be used for <br /> emergency medical services and back-filling when necessary. <br /> e) The Responding Department shall be released by the Requesting <br /> Department when the services of the Responding Department are no longer <br /> required or when the Responding Department, in its sole determination, is needed <br /> within the area for which it normally provides emergency services. <br /> f) The Responding Department is responsible for any equipment <br /> owned and provided by the Responding Department. The Responding <br /> Department further agrees to waive any claim for damage, including costs of <br /> maintenance that might be necessary due to the use of equipment during an <br /> incident. <br /> 4) Each party to this agreement that pays for the performance of government <br /> functions or services must make those payments from current revenues available to the <br /> paying party. No party to this Agreement shall be reimbursed by any other party to this <br /> Agreement for any costs incurred by any party pursuant to this Agreement for the first <br /> twelve- hour operational period, unless there is a collection of service fees associated <br /> with the incident in which case the Responding Agency may be reimbursed on a pro rata <br /> share of the collection of service fees. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude or <br /> prevent any party performing under this Agreement from receiving reimbursement, <br /> payment, or other compensation for responding under this Agreement from third parties <br /> as allowed by applicable statute, law, rule, or regulation and regardless of the operational <br /> phase of the incident, or in the event of a declared disaster or as otherwise allowed by <br /> applicable statute, law, rule, or regulation from local, county, state, or federal agencies or <br /> entities. It is understood and agreed that no reimbursement or other payments are due <br /> from the Requesting Department to the Responding Department under this Agreement for <br /> the first operational period only, the first operational period being herein defined as the <br /> first 12 hours the Responding Department is responding to the designated location, <br /> performing services at the designated location, or returning from the designated location <br /> of the Requesting Department. After the first operational period, and for each successive <br /> operational period thereafter, the Requesting Department shall reimburse or pay the <br /> Responding Department for services provided hereunder in accordance with FEMA's <br /> Schedule of Equipment Rates in effect at the time the services were rendered. <br /> 5) Two or more parties to this Agreement may, from time to time, agree to <br /> conduct joint training exercises, educational programs or similar activities concerning fire <br /> protection, hazardous materials response, rescue, emergency medical services or other <br /> related services as they deem necessary or appropriate. Except as otherwise agreed by <br /> the parties at the time of entering into such an agreement, the allocation of costs, risk and <br /> liability for injury to persons or damage to property associated with such activities shall <br /> be governed by this Agreement. <br /> 6) All equipment used by a participating party while participating in any <br /> activity under this Agreement will, at the time of action, be owned by it or authorized for <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br />