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,� FS-1500-7 (VER.05/24) <br />amUSDA ��$ Uorestsvice AGRICULTURE OMBNo.0596-0217 <br />1` DEPARTMENTS. EXP: 05/31/2027 <br />F. The parties may attach other exhibits or operational information for reference so <br />long as the additional exhibits and information do not conflict with the authority <br />and provisions of this agreement. <br />IV. RECIPROCAL FIRE PROTECTION: <br />A. The responsibilities ofthe parties to this agreement shall be distinguished as follows: <br />• Jurisdictional Party — Entity having land and resource management <br />responsibility for a specific geographical or functional area as provided by <br />federal, stateorlocal law. Underno circumstances may aJurisdictional Party <br />abdicate legal responsibilities as provided by federal state, or local law. <br />• Protecting Party — Entity responsible for providing direct incident management <br />within a specific geographical area pursuant to its jurisdictional responsibility or <br />as specified and provided by contract or authorized agreement. <br />• Supporting Party — Entity providing suppression resources to assist a Protecting <br />Party or a Jurisdictional Party. <br />B. RECIPROCAL (MUTUAL AID) FIRE PROTECTION. The parties shall establish a <br />map depicting reciprocal initial attack zones and mutual aid fire protection for lands of <br />intermingled or adjoining protection responsibility. The map must be attached to this <br />agreement. Within such zones, a Supporting Party will, upon request or voluntarily, take <br />initial attack action in support of the Protecting Party. The Protecting Party will not be <br />required to reimburse the Supporting Party for costs incurred following the initial attack <br />dispatch of any resource to the fire for the duration of the mutual aid period. The length <br />of the mutual aid period is usually 24 hours, but no less than 12 hours. <br />The length of the mutual aid period for this agreement is 12 HOURS. IF THE <br />DURATION OF THE RESPONSE EXCEEDS 12 HOURS, THE COOPERATOR <br />WILL BE REIMBURSED FROM THE BEGINNING AT THE TIME OF THE <br />INITIAL DISPATCH. <br />C. REIMBURSABLE FIRE ASSISTANCE. The Protecting Party may request suppression <br />resources from the Supporting Party beyond initial attack or mutual aid period within the <br />protection area or jurisdiction of the parties that are signatory to this agreement. Such <br />suppression resources when dispatched to, and assigned a resource order number for, the <br />incident shall be reimbursed by the Protecting Party. <br />D. WAIVER OF CLAIMS. Pursuant to 42 U.SC. 1856a et seq., each party to this <br />agreement hereby waives any claim against any other party for loss or damage of its <br />property and/or personal injury or death of its employees or agents occurring as a <br />consequence of the performance of this agreement; provided, this provision shall not <br />relieve aryparty from responsibility for claims from third parties for losses forwhich the <br />party is otherwise legally liable. This provision pertains to the parties that are signatory <br />to this agreement and does not pertain to claims advanced by third parties. <br />Page 04 of 47 7/7/25 <br />