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cs Please return this copy to the Clerk to the Board's _ <br /> L' office for permanent agenda file. <br /> NORTH CAROLINA STATEWIDE EMERGENCY <br /> MANAGEMENT MUTUAL AID AND ASSISTANCE <br /> AGREEMENT <br /> Revision—September 2015 <br /> THIS AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE NORTH CAROLINA <br /> DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY,AND ITS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY <br /> MANAGEMENT OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND BY EACH OF THE <br /> ENTITIES THAT EXECUTES AND ADOPTS THE UNDERSTANDINGS, <br /> COMMITMENTS, TERMS,AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED HEREIN: <br /> WHEREAS,the State of North Carolina is geographically vulnerable to a variety of natural <br /> disasters; <br /> WHEREAS, Chapter 166A of the North Carolina General Statutes, entitled the North Carolina <br /> Emergency Management Act, recognizes this vulnerability and provides that its intended <br /> purposes are to: <br /> (1)Reduce vulnerability of people and property of this State to damage, injury, and loss of life <br /> 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 <br /> mitigation,preparedness, response, and recovery; <br /> WHEREAS, in addition to the State, the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA) has <br /> recognized the importance of the concept of coordination between the State and local <br /> governments; <br /> WHEREAS,under Chapter 166A and other chapters of the North Carolina General Statutes, <br /> entities entering into mutual aid and assistance agreements may include provisions for the <br /> furnishing and exchanging of supplies, equipment, facilities, personnel and services; and <br /> WHEREAS, the entities which have chosen to become signatories to this Agreement wish to <br /> provide mutual aid and assistance amongst one another at the appropriate times; <br /> THEREFORE,pursuant to G.S. 166A-19.72, these entities agree to enter into this Agreement for <br /> reciprocal emergency management aid and assistance, with this Agreement embodying the <br /> understandings, commitments, terms, and conditions for said aid and assistance, as follows: <br /> 1 <br />