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New Mutual Aid Agreements Mean Lower Insurance Rates, Better Protection
May 14, 2013
New cooperation between fire departments in Escambia County and neighboring departments will mean increased protection and lower insurance rates.
Escambia County Fire Rescue has recently entered into automatic aid agreements with the Nokomis (AL) Volunteer Fire Department and the Pace Fire Rescue District. The aid agreements spell out the terms and conditions under which the departments will cooperate jointly to provide automatic aid during emergencies in Escambia County and Nokomis or Pace.
The agreement between Escambia County and Nokomis calls for the Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department to automatically be dispatched to certain emergencies in a portion of the Walnut Hill fire district, and for Walnut Hill to be automatically dispatched to certain types of calls, such as structure fires, in Nokomis, Ala.
The end result, according to Walnut Hill District Chief Chris Brown, will be improved public safety and decreased insurance rates. Residents in a portion of the Walnut Hill fire district, primarily west of Highway 97 and north of Nokomis Road, may immediately see their ISO fire rating drop from a 9 to 5, resulting in monetary savings. Brown said residents in the area can contact their insurance agent for more information.
Monday night, the Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue hosted volunteers from the Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department in a training session. Firefighters from the two departments were able to meet each other and become familiar with each department’s equipment, including Nokomis’ (Tele) Squirt 24.
For more photos from Monday night’s joint Walnut Hill and Nokomis training, click here.
“Squirt 24″ — was formerly “Truck 5″ in Century. After the Century Station of Escambia Fire Rescue received a refurbished 75-foot ladder truck that was formerly assigned to Ensley last year, “Truck 5″ was put up for auction and purchased by the Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department for $5,000.
A similar automatic mutual aid agreement was also recently approved between the Pace Fire Rescue District and Escambia County, allowing the departments to mutually respond to certain emergencies such as structure fires.
Pictured: Operating under new mutual aid agreement, the Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and the Nokomis (AL) Volunteer Fire Department held a combined training exercise Monday night in Walnut Hill. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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