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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT FOR AUTOMATIC AND MUTUAL AID THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") by and between the TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES, acting through its Fire and Rescue Department (hereinafter "TOWN") and INDIAN RIVER COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT, a dependent special district (hereinafter "COUNTY"), for the provision of automatic aid and mutupl aid in cert in emergency situations is entered into this_ 1 day of 0 , 2021. WHEREAS, Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, authorizes the joint exercise through interlocal agreement by two or more public agencies of any power, privilege or authority common to them and which each might exercise separately; and WHEREAS, the boundaries of the parties are adjacent to and abut each other; and WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to coordinate the joint and mutual use of fire and emergency medical facilities and equipment in the event of emergencies; and WHEREAS, the parties wish to enter into this Agreement for the provision of automatic aid and mutual aid; and WHEREAS, the parties recognize the mutual benefits that may be afforded by implementing this Agreement for automatic and mutual aid; now therefore IN CONSIDERATION of the Recitals above and for other good and valuable consideration, the legal sufficiency of which is admitted by the parties, the parties agree as follows: 1. Recitals. The recitals set forth herein are accurate, correct and true and incorporated herein by this reference. 2. Definitions. As used in this agreement the words defined immediately below shall have the meaning stated next to same. Words imparting the singular number include the plural number and vice versa, and the male gender shall include the female gender and vice versa, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (a) "Aiding Fire Rescue Department" means the fire rescue department providing Automatic or Mutual Aid to the Alarm Fire Rescue Department. (b) "Alarm Fire Rescue Department" means the fire rescue department in whose jurisdiction the emergency occurs. (c) "Automatic Aid" means the automatic response of a fire rescue engine company on a first alarm assignment of a fire rescue emergency in a designated response area.