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CONTRACT FOR FIRE PROTECTIOI; I This al~reement made sad entered into by and between the City of Elk River, a municipal corporation of the County of Sherburne and State of Minnesota, hereinafter called the CITY. and the City of Ramsev of the County I Anoka and State of Minnesota. hereinafter called RAMSEY ~tEREAS. PJ~SEY desires the services of the fire department of the CITY in case of fires occurring in the City of Ramsey . located mtside the corporate limit0 of the CITY, and · IfliERFAS, the CITY :~intatns a fire department consisting of volunteer firemen. at least one (1) pumping engine and miscellaneous other equipment, which personnel and equip~ent are available, subject only to the limitations herein expressed, for I]hting fires in said ~ and elsewhere. IT 1S UIEREFORE AGREED BY AND BE]MEEN SAID PARTIES AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the CITY through its fire department will answer calls to fight fires l:urring in the _~y of Ramse¥ in the area designated on :edule A with at least one (1) pumping engine nnd equipment to deliver at leant ~00 gallons of water and such volonteer firemen as may be designated by the Chief of the Elk River Fire Department, or his Deputy, unless tn the ~udgement of said lef, or Deputy, such fire can be fought with other equipment maintained by the Y as part of its fire department, subject only to the limitations and restrictions einafter set forth: I I I I I I I I a. If road and weather conditions at the time of the call be such that the fire run cannot be made with reasonable safety to men and equipment, and the decision of the Fire Chief or his Deputy in charge shall be final in such matter, no obligation arises under this agreement on the part of the CITY to answer such call. b. In the event that a sufficient amount of the fire fighting equipment and number of volunteer firemen, or both, are committed at the time of the fire call, in the sole Judgement of the Chief or his Deputy, to fighting pre-existing fire, so as to render the available fire fighting equipment and volunteer firemen inadequate to answer the fire call, in RAMSEY and fight the reported fire, no obligation arises under this agreement to answer such call, and no person or party shall have recourse against the CITY for refusal to answer such call. A pre-existing fire for the purposes of this agreement ~hall be s fire to which the Fire Department of the CITY is called previoun to receiving the call from RAPLqEY and which fire is still being fought by the City Fire Department at the time the call from p~is received. c. In the event a fire call by RAMSEY is answered by the CITY, but before the fire in question in extinguished the fire fighting equipme~t or volunteer firemen, or both are needed to fight a fire in the CITY or protect property in the CITY from a fire in the sole Judgement of the Chief or Deputy without liability therefore to any person or to RAMSEY under this agreement. d. ~,e decision of the Fire Chief or his Deputy will reference to mending or recalling fire fighting equipment and volunteer firemen to or from any fire in RAHSEY shall be final and no person or party shall have recourse against the CITY for any damages or losses resulting from such action or decision. e. The fire protection district in accordance with MSA 368.85 shall be and include the following: