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Fire Department <br /> DATE: 2/20/2024 <br /> MEMO: 2024-02 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council Members <br /> FROM: Scot Wrighton,City Manager <br /> Jeff Abbott,Fire Chief <br /> SUBJECT: Mutual Aid Box Alarm System(MABAS)Agreement <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: <br /> The Decatur Fire Department is a member of the Mutual Aide Box Alarm System(MABAS). MABAS is requiring member <br /> departments to update their MABAS agreements with a new one distributed by the MABAS Executive Board. The fire department <br /> is the benefactor of several MABAS assets and uses MABAS training reimbursement for sending firefighters to Hazardous <br /> Materials and Technical Rescue classes. The fire department is the MABAS 46 Hazardous Materials and Technical Rescue <br /> provider for Macon,DeWitt,and Piatt counties. Staff recommends the Council approve this resolution. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The Decatur Fire Department has been a member of MABAS since April of 2003. <br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: None <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Jeff Abbott,Fire Chief,424-2811 <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: The only implication would be if this resolution is not approved,the fire department would <br /> have to fund all Hazardous Materials and Technical rescue training through the budget. The budget currently does not support the <br /> funds necessary to continue this training without being reimbursed through MABAS. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> Description Type <br /> Resolution Resolution Letter <br /> MABAS MasterAgreement Backup Material <br />