SUBJECT: AUTOMATIC MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTAutomatic Mutual Aid Agreement • May 17th, 2018
Contract Type FiledMay 17th, 2018The City of Novi Fire Department and the City of Farmington Hills Fire Department proposes to enter into an Automatic Mutual Aid Agreement (AMA). This agreement is different than the Oakland County and Western Wayne Inter-Local / Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Agreements which the City of Novi has already approved by Resolution. The difference with MABAS is that multiple alarms have to be called when a structure fire or other large scale event requires more resources (e.g. 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th alarm). With AMA, the resources are automatically provided at no cost. The AMA agreement provides an engine or ladder from Farmington Hills and sends it automatically to any confirmed structure fire (e.g. multiple calls of smoke/flames visible) in the west sectors of Haggarty Road. In return, Novi will automatically provide a fire engine or ladder with two firefighters to the City of Farmington Hills along the east sectors of Haggarty Road.