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FIRE PROTECTION CONTRACT
TOWN OF ENFIELD
2004
THIS AGREEMENT made this day of October, 2003, by and between
the TOWN of ENFIELD, a municipal corporation, of Tompkins County, New York,
hereinafter called the "TOWN" and the ENFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY,
INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York, of the Town of
Enfield, Tompkins County, New York, hereinafter called the "FIRE COMPANY".
AGREEMENT:
WHEREAS, there has been duly established a Fire Protection District which
includes the entire geographic territory of the Town of Enfield and,
WHEREAS, that following a public hearing duly held as provided for in Section
184 of the Town Law of the State of New York, the TOWN is thereby duly authorized to
contract with the FIRE COMPANY for fire protection services and emergency service in
case of accidents, calamities or other emergencies in the Enfield Fire Protection District.
NOW THEREFORE, the TOWN, engages the FIRE COMPANY to provide fire
protection and emergency services to the Enfield Fire Protection District for a term of
three (3) years commencing 1 January 2004 and ending 31 December 2006 upon the
following terms and conditions:
1. The FIRE COMPANY shall be subject to call for attendance upon any fire,
medical emergency or life threatening emergency occurring in the district.
2. The FIRE COMPANY shall, when notified by the Tompkins County 911
Center or otherwise of a fire, medical emergency or life threatening emergency
occurring in the district, respond and attend without delay with suitable equipment
apparatus, and personnel, including but not limited to in the case of fire, with pumping and
hose apparatus, proceed with diligence to make every reasonable effort to extinguish said
fire and prevent the loss of life and/or property in the case of fire, or in the case of
emergency, to react appropriately to attempt prevent the loss of life.