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',; .' CONTRACT FOR FIRE PROTECTION This agreement made and entered into by and between the City of Elk River. a municipal corporation of the County of Sherburne and State of Minnesota. hereinafteT called the CITY, and the City of Ramsey of the ~ounty of Anak. and State of Minnesota. hereinafter called RAMSEY YHEREAS. Ramsev desires the services CITY In case of fires occurring in the City outside the corporate limits of the CITY. and of the fire department of the of Ramsev I located WHEREAS. the CITY maintains a fire department consist!ng of volunteer firemen. at least one (1) pumping engine and miscellaneous other equipment. which personnel and equipment are available. subject only to the limitations herein expressed. for fighting fires in said Ramsey and elsewhere. IT IS THEREFORE AGREED BY AND BETWEEN SAID PARTIES AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the CITY through its fire department will answer calls to fight fires occurring in the City of Ramsey in the area designated on Schedule A with at least cne (I) pumping engine and equipment to deliver at least 1.500 gallons of water and such volunteer firemen as may be designated by the Chief of the Elk River Fire Department. or his Deputy, unless in the judgement of said Chief. or Deputy. such fire can be fought with other equipment maintained by the CITY as part of its fire department. subject only to the limitations and restrictions hereinafter set forth: 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 "1.nadequate to answer the fire call. in the Ramsev 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 thb agreement shall be a fire to which the Fire Department of the CITY 1s called previous to receiving the call from the Ramsey and which fire is still being fought by the City Fire Department at the time the call from the Ramsey is received. '\ c. In the event a fire call by the Ramsey is answered by the CITY. but before the fire in question is extinguished the fire fighting equipment 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 his Deputy without liability therefore to any person or to the Ramsey under this agreement. d. The decision of the Fire Chief or his Deputy will reference to sending or recalling fire fighting equipment and volunteer firemen to or from any fire in the Ramsey 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 include the following: """;;;"'" .~ 368.85 shall be and " ~.