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Medical Responder expenses attributable to the services rendered within the District. <br /> This does not preclude mutual aid agreements. <br /> 7. The Fire Department shall provide Medical Responder Services within the District. <br /> Medical Responder Services are defined as the provision of Basic Life Support <br /> treatment as needed until such time as more highly trained personnel arrive on <br /> scene. Such Medical Responder Services may be provided through mutual aid <br /> agreements or through third party contracts <br /> 8. The Fire Department shall provide Hazardous Materials Response Services at the <br /> North Carolina Department of Insurance "Operations" Level within the District. <br /> Hazardous Materials Response Services are defined as defensive actions necessary <br /> to protect life, property and the environment from the effects of the release. <br /> 9. The Fire Department shall provide Rescue Services to all persons and individuals <br /> within the District. Rescue Services are defined as the removal, extrication, or freeing <br /> of individuals from vehicle confinement or danger, rope rescue, vehicle and <br /> machinery rescue, farm machinery rescue, and confined space rescue. Furthermore, <br /> the Fire Department shall provide structural collapse rescue services by January 1, <br /> 2014, and water rescue by July 1, 2014. Such Rescue Services may be provided <br /> through mutual aid agreements or through third party contracts. <br /> 10. Notwithstanding Section 6 above Fire Department may provide fire protection <br /> services outside the District subject to the following terms and conditions [This <br /> section applicable only to departments authorized to provide fire protection services <br /> outside their districts. Remove or strike where not applicable]: <br /> A. That Fire Department is authorized to provide primary fire protection services <br /> in the area of the Cedar Grove Fire District shown in Exhibit 1. <br /> B. Fire Department shall not expend any funds or resources appropriated for the <br /> use of persons and individuals in the Central Orange Fire District for the <br /> primary fire protection services outside the area of the Cedar Grove Fire <br /> District shown in Exhibit 1. In the event any such expenditure occurs for <br /> primary fire protection outside the area shown in Exhibit 1 Fire Department <br /> shall immediately notify the County and Fire Department shall take corrective <br /> measures to rectify the expenditure and to ensure such expenditure shall not <br /> be repeated. <br /> C. That Fire Department shall enter into an agreement with the Cedar Grove Fire <br /> Department in which Cedar Grove Fire Department shall provide <br /> compensation to Fire Department for Fire Department's availability and <br /> service in providing primary fire protection services in the area of the Cedar <br /> Grove Fire District shown in Exhibit 1. <br /> 11. In providing the services contemplated herein the Fire Department shall operate in <br /> compliance with all applicable State and local laws and regulations including, but not <br /> limited to the North Carolina Fire Incident Reporting System (G.S. 58-79-45, NC <br /> Administrative Code, §.0402). The Fire Department shall submit electronic incident <br /> 2 <br />