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NORTH CAROLINA STATEWIDE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MUTUAL AID AND
<br />ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT
<br />Revision -July, 2002
<br />THIS AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CRIME CONTROL AND
<br />PUBLIC SAFETY, AND ITS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND
<br />BY EACH OF THE ENTITIES THAT EXECUTES AND ADOPTS THE UNDERSTANDINGS, COMMITMENTS, TERMS,
<br />AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED HEREIN:
<br />WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina is geographically vulnerable to a variety of natural disasters;
<br />WHEREAS, Chapter 166A of the.North Carolina General Statutes, entitled the North Carolina Emergency Management Act,
<br />recognizes this vulnerability and provides that its intended purposes are to:
<br />(1) Reduce vulnerability of people and property of this State to damage, injury, and loss of life and property;
<br />(2) Prepare for prompt and efficient rescue, care, and treatment of threatened or affected persons;
<br />(3) Provide for the rapid and orderly rehabilitation of persons and restoration of property; and
<br />(4) Provide for cooperation and coordination of activities relating to emergency and disaster mitigation, preparedness,
<br />response, and recovery;
<br />WHEREAS, in addition to the State, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has recognized the importance of
<br />the concept of coordination between the State and local governments;
<br />WHEREAS, under Chapter 166A and other chapters of the North Carolina General Statutes, entities entering into mutual aid
<br />and assistance agreements may include provisions for the furnishing and exchanging of supplies, equipment, facilities,
<br />personnel and services; and
<br />WHEREAS, the entities which have chosen to become signatories to this Agreement wish to provide mutual aid and
<br />assistance amongst one another at the appropriate times; THEREFORE, pursuant to G.S. 166A-10(b), these entities agree
<br />to enter into this Agreement for reciprocal
<br />emergency management aid and assistance, with this Agreement embodying the understandings, commitments, terms, and
<br />conditions for said aid and assistance, as follows:
<br />Section I. DEFINITIONS
<br />"Agreement" means this document, the North Carolina Statewide Emergency Management Mutual Aid and Assistance
<br />Agreement.
<br />"Aid and assistance" includes personnel, equipment, facilities, services, supplies, and other resources.
<br />"Authorized Representative" means a party's employee who has been authorized, in writing by that party, to request, to offer,
<br />or to otherwise provide assistance under the terms of this Agreement. The list of Authorized Representatives for each party
<br />executing this Agreement shall be attached to the executed copy of this Agreement. (In the event of a change in personnel,
<br />unless otherwise notified the presumption will be that the successor to that position will be the authorized representative.)
<br />"Disaster" means an occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property,
<br />resulting from any natural or man-made accidental, military, or paramilitary cause.
<br />"Local Agency" means a county agency charged with coordination of all emergency management activities for its
<br />geographical limits pursuant to G.S. 166A-7. '
<br />"Party" means a governmental entity which has adopted and executed this Agreement.
<br />"Provider" means the party which has received a request to furnish aid and assistance from another party in need (the
<br />"Recipient").
<br />"Recipient" means the party setting forth a request for aid and assistance to another party (the "Provider").
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