Disaster Relief & Assistance Plan Mutual Aid Erwin Ordinance 02/04/8226
HARNETT COUNTY DISASTER RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE PLAN: ANNEX A -
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE AND AGREEMENT: APPENDIX 2 -
MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
COUNTY OFi BARNETT
THIS AGREEMENT, made this 4th day of February, 1982, by and between Harnett County, and
Erwin, an incorporated city or town of Harnett County hereinafter referred to as "party of the
first part" and Harnett County, hereinafter referred to as "party of the second part."
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, a disaster is an occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage,
injury or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or man -made accidental, military
or paramilitary cause;
WHEREAS, each party desires to provide its residents all possible assistance in and protec-
tion from disasters; and
WHEREAS, each party can provide the other mutual aid in time of disaster since they are geo-
graphically adjacent;
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to G.S. 166A -10 and other applicable laws the party of the first
part and the party of the second part agree as follows:
l.. That should either party require the aid of the other, because of local state of emer-
gency or disaster, the local Emergency Management Coordinator /Director (Disaster Preparedness)
of party requiring aid shall make a request for aid to the Local Emergency Management Coordina-
tor /Director (Disaster Preparedness) of the other party to this agreement.
2. That each party hereby authorizes and grants to its own local Emergency Management Coor-
dinator /Director (Disaster Preparedness), the authority to give to, use and expend for the benefit
of the other party to this agreement all available resources needed to assist the requesting party
in providing reasonable and adequate protection for the residents of the requesting party.
3. That the party who is requested to extend aid may withhold resources necessary to pro-
vide reasonable and adequate protection for its community;
4. That, uniess otherwise specified, the Emergency Management (Disaster Preparedness) forces
of the party extending aid will continue to operate under the command and control of their own
leaders but those units actually rendering the requested aid will come under the operational con-
trol of the Emergency Management (Disaster Preparedness) authorities of the party receiving aid;
5. That the requesting party will provide for the physical needs of those volunteers and
personnel of the party extending;
b. That the party receiving aid will pay to the party extending aid all costs and expenses
which, the party extending aid incurred by reason of extending the aid;
7. That the party receiving aid will indentify, save, defend and hold harmless the party
extending aid from any action or suit arising out of supplying or extending such aid;
8. That the party receiving aid will reimburse and make whole the party extending aid for
any and all damage to equipment or loss of materials incurred by reason of extending aid;
9. That the party requesting aid will provide Workman's Compensation coverage, to the ex-
tent required of either party by State Law, for the extending party's forces that actually render
the requested aid.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands and seals as of the date set forth above.
ATTEST: HARNETT COUNTY
s /Vanessa W. Young BY: s /Jesse Alphin
Clerk to the Board Chairman, Board of County Commissioners
s /Ramona 0. Warren BY: s /.Jerry L. Hickok
Town Clerk Mayor, Erwin