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2. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Agreement to mutually enhance the capabilities and coordination <br /> of the Parties' emergency services by providing a functional operational framework for the sharing <br /> of emergency responder resources. <br /> 3. Definitions. <br /> "Backup Fire Apparatus" shall mean Backup Fire Apparatus that is not in use nor needed by the Lending <br /> Municipality and is otherwise available and surplus to the immediate needs of the Lending Municipality <br /> at the time of request and the reasonably foreseeable needs for the length time the Backup Fire <br /> Apparatus is requested by the Requesting Municipality at the Lending Municipality's sole discretion. <br /> "Backup Fire Apparatus" shall mean Backup Fire Apparatus identified in Exhibit A attached hereto and <br /> incorporated herein shall contain the equipment as described in Exhibit A. <br /> "Good Driving Record" shall mean a driving record which contains no convictions for offenses within the <br /> past seven (7)years for: (a) any driving offense which constitutes a felony, (b) operating a motor vehicle <br /> or under physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor or drugs, or impaired <br /> driving as a result of alcohol or drugs, (c) reckless driving or negligent driving, (d) driving on a revoked or <br /> suspended license. <br /> "Lending Municipality" shall mean that Party to the Agreement that owns (or otherwise has sufficient <br /> rights to use and lend to third parties) Backup Fire Apparatus being requested by another Party. <br /> "Maintenance"shall mean as work either performed by contract or by a Party on a regularly scheduled <br /> basis (e.g., daily,weekly, monthly, seasonally, semiannually, annually), to service, check, or replace <br /> items that are not broken or perform minor repair work; or work performed by contract or by a Party <br /> that is not regularly scheduled but is required to maintain the asset so that repair does not become <br /> necessary. <br /> "Proper Training" shall mean completing and maintaining compliance with the driver's training <br /> standards of the Washington Fire Chief's Emergency Vehicle Incident Prevention (EVIP) Program. <br /> "Requesting Municipality" shall mean that Party to the Agreement requesting use of Backup Fire <br /> Apparatus owned (or otherwise has sufficient rights to use and lend to third parties) by another Party. <br /> 4. Responsibilities of the Parties <br /> (a) Lending of Backup Fire Apparatus. The Cities agree that a Lending Municipality may lend <br /> Backup Fire Apparatus to the Requesting Municipality for the length of time requested <br /> when the Requesting Municipality's Backup Fire Apparatus is out of service. The <br /> Requesting Municipality may make a request for use of the Lending Municipality's Backup <br /> Fire Apparatus only if the Requesting Municipality: <br /> (i) Has a shortage of available Backup Fire Apparatus to provide customary coverage <br /> within the boundaries of the Requesting Municipality to enable the Requesting <br /> Municipality to adequately respond to fire and other emergencies while its Backup <br /> Fire Apparatus is being maintained and/or repaired, and/or until a new unit can be <br /> delivered <br /> Cities Reciprocal Lending Agreement page 2 of 11 <br />