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(b) A finding 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 activation of the 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. 6. PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTS AND PROVISION OF MUTUAL AID. The Emergency Management Director or his or her designee may request Mutual Aid assistance by: (1) submitting a written Request for Assistance to an Assisting Party, or (2) orally communicating a request for Mutual Aid assistance to an Assisting Party, which shall be followed by a written request within 24 hours. 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 m 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 the Emergency Management Director of the Requesting Party or by his or her designee. A. REQUESTS DIRECTLY TO ASSISTING PARTY: The Requesting Party may directly contact the Emergency Management Director of the Assisting Party or his or her designee and provide the necessary information as prescribed in Section 6.B. hereto. B. REQUIRED INFORMATION BY REQUESTING PARTY. Each request for assistance shall be accompanied by the following information, to the extent known: I) 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, communications, public works and engineering, building, inspection, planning and information assistance, mass care, resource support, health and other medical services, etc.), and the particular type ot'assJsmnce needed; 3) The amount and type of personnel, equipment, materials, supplies, and/or facilities needed and a reasonable estimate of the length of time that each will be needed; and 4) The location or locations to which the resources are to be dispatched and the specific time by which the resources are needed; and 5) The name and contact information ora representative of the Requesting Party to meet the personnel and equipment of any Assisting Party at each location to which resources are dispatched. This information may be provided on a form designed for this purpose or by any other available means. C. ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES AND ABILITY TO RENDER ASSISTANCE. When contacted by a Requesting Party, the Emergency Management Director of the Party from which aid is requested or his or her designee agrees to assess local resources to determine availability of personnel, equipment and other assistance based on current or anticipated needs. All Parties shall render assistance to the extent personnel, equipment and resources are deemed available. No Party shall be required to provide Mutual Aid unless it determines that it has sufficient resources to do so based on current or anticipated events within its own jurisdiction. D. INFORMATION REQUIRED OF THE ASSISTING PARTY. An Emergency Management Director or his or her designee who determines that the Assisting Party has available personnel, equipment, or other resources, shall so notil~, the Requesting Party and provide the following Page 3 of 3 -Interjurisdictional Mutual Aid Agreement