Americus considers partnering fire services with Leslie

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January 2, 2010

Keven Gilbert The Times-Recorder Sat Jan 02, 2010, 08:50 PM EST

AMERICUS — The Americus Mayor and City Council convened at 3 p.m. New Year’s Eve in a special called meeting. The Council met to consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign a mutual aid agreement with the City of Leslie to provide fire suppression services.

The agreement was in response to a proposed agreement sent in early December to the City of Leslie by the Sumter County Fire Department to provide fire protection services. Americus City officials were then contacted by Leslie Mayor, George Bagley about receiving fire protection from Americus Fire and Emergency Services within the city limits of Leslie. Jimmy Skipper, who serves as attorney for both Americus and Leslie city governments, prepared the agreement.

The mutual aid agreement states that Americus Fire and Emergency Services will respond in the event of an “extraordinary emergency” to assist the Leslie volunteer Fire Department.

The agreement is similar to the existing agreement with Sumter County, which sets the reimbursement rates for fire protection at $30 per hour for chief officer, $25 per hour for captains, $20 per hour for engineers and $15 per hour for firefighters; $200 per hour for fire engines, $300 per hour for aerial, $50 per hour for command vehicle and $75 per hour for tankers.

The county-run fire department took over fire services in Sumter County at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1. As of now, Americus Fire and Emergency Services does not provide service for the municipalities of Plains or Andersonville as they have in the past. The mutual aid agreement with the city of Leslie was initiated as a result of their request for fire protection from Americus.

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