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Orange County-Orange Grove Fire Company Substation Agreement <br />Page 3 of 8 <br />municipal which may be applicable to the property. The County shall comply with <br />the requirements of Fire Company policies of public liability, fire and all other types <br />of insurance at any time in force with respect to the building and other <br />improvements on the property. <br /> <br />6. Fire Company Policies. The OCES crew will maintain a clean and sanitary work and <br />meal area environment. The County agrees to that Emergency Services personnel <br />shall comply with all applicable Fire Company policies and facility rules while at the <br />Orange Grove Road Station. Emergency Service personnel shall comply with any <br />County facility use policy when it is stricter than the Fire Company rules. <br /> <br />7. Condition of Premises. The County shall, during the term of this Agreement and <br />any renewal or extension hereof, shall keep the part of the facility they are allocated <br />clean and shall surrender the premises in the good order and repair in which such <br />property now is, ordinary wear and excepted, and shall remove all its property <br />therefrom so that Fire Company can repossess the property no later than Noon on <br />the day upon which this Agreement ends. <br /> <br />8. Right of Entry. The County use of the premises is not exclusive, the Fire Company <br />or its agent shall have the right to enter any part of the facility the County is allocated <br />at reasonable times in order to examine it, or to make such decorations, repairs, <br />alterations, improvements or additions as the Fire Company deems necessary or <br />desirable. If the County or its employees shall not be personally present to permit <br />entry at any time when an entry therein shall be immediately necessary, as herein <br />provided, Fire Company may enter the premises by such means as may be <br />appropriate, including forcible entry, without rendering Fire Company or such agents <br />liable therefore (if during such entry the Fire Company or his agents shall accord <br />reasonable care to the County's property), and without in any manner affecting the <br />obligations and covenants of this Agreement. <br /> <br />9. Hold Harmless from Liability. Neither the Fire Company nor the County shall be <br />liable to the other for any property damage sustained by the other, personal injury to <br />the other or to its officers, agents and employees, or to any other occupant of any <br />part of the property, irrespective of how such injury or damage may be caused, <br />whether from action of the elements or acts of negligence of the occupants of <br />adjacent properties, or any other persons; provided that nothing contained herein <br />shall relieve either the Fire Company or the County of the consequences of its own <br />negligence to the extent provided by law. <br /> <br />10. Amendments. Any amendments or revisions to this Agreement must be approved in <br />writing by the Parties and attached to this Agreement. <br /> <br />11. Insurance. The Fire Company shall maintain fire insurance on the building in which <br />the premises is located. The County shall maintain fire and casualty insurance <br />covering the County’s equipment and other property located in the premises. <br /> <br />12. Relationship of the Parties. The County is an independent contractor of Fire <br />Company. The County represents that they have or will secure, at their own <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: E4B5FD19-D652-4A3B-AC06-FDA2578536CC