(a) The Director of Public Service/Safety is hereby authorized to enter into contracts on behalf of the City with such other municipalities, villages or townships, which own motor-driven fire fighting equipment as he may deem proper, providing for the exchange of fire fighting equipment and firemen in the event of emergency. Such contracts shall define “emergency” to mean the simultaneous existence of a fire so large that the township, village or municipality within whose limits such fire exists is unable to handle it. Such contracts shall not require either party thereto to leave unprotected or in jeopardy its own territory, and shall provide that the party making such emergency run shall bear all expense, loss or damage incurred thereby. Such contracts shall be terminable upon thirty days written notice.
(b) In the event an emergency fire call is received from any municipality with which no such contract has been entered into, the Chief of the Fire Department may exercise his judgment and discretion as to whether such call shall be answered, and if so what equipment and firemen shall be used in answering the call.
(Ord. 10-72. Passed 4-24-72.)