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d) This contract is not only for mutual aid, but may also be used for emergency medical first responders when necessary. e) The Responding Fire Department shall be released by the Requesting Department when the services of the Responding Department are no longer required or when the Responding Department, in its sole determination, is needed within the area for which it normally provides fire protection. f) The Responding Fire Department is responsible for any equipment owned and provided by the Responding Fire Department. The Responding Fire Department further agrees to waive any claim for damage, including costs of maintenance that might be necessary due to the use of equipment during an incident. 4) Each party to this agreement that pays for the performance of government functions or services must make those payments from current revenues available to the paying party. Except as may be agreed separately between two or more parties in connection with non - emergency activities under paragraph (5), no parry to this Agreement shall be reimbursed by any other party to this Agreement for any costs incurred by any party pursuant to this Agreement, unless there is a collection of service fees associated with the incident in which case the Responding Agency may be reimbursed on a pro rata share of the reimbursement. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude or prevent any party performing under this Agreement from receiving reimbursement, payment, or other compensation for responding under this Agreement from third parties as allowed by applicable statute, law, rule, or regulation and regardless of the operational phase of the incident, or in the event of a declared disaster or as otherwise allowed by applicable statute, law, rule, or regulation from local, county, state, or federal agencies or entities. 5) Two or more parties to this Agreement may, from time to time, agree to conduct joint training exercises, educational programs or similar activities concerning fire protection, hazardous materials response, rescue, emergency medical services or other related services as they deem necessary or appropriate. Except as otherwise agreed by the parties at the time of entering into such an agreement, the allocation of costs, risk and liability for injury to persons or damage to property associated with such activities shall be governed by this Agreement. 6) All equipment used by a participating party while participating in any activity under this Agreement will, at the time of action, be owned by it or authorized for its use, and all personnel acting for the participating party will, at the time of such action, be an authorized employee, agent or volunteer of that Department. 7) It is expressly understood and agreed that each party, at the time of participating in any activity under this Agreement is solely responsible for its actions and the actions of its employees, agents or volunteers acting hereunder. It is the intent of this Agreement that each party is only responsible for its acts or omissions and not the acts or Page 2 of 4