Council backs drafting automatic mutual aid agreement with Dayton for fire response
Summary
City staff presented a proposed update to an automatic mutual aid agreement with the City of Dayton to balance response responsibilities; committee authorized drafting legislation for the agreement.
City fire leadership told the Committee of the Whole on July 10 that staff met with Dayton Fire to update an automatic mutual aid agreement dating to February 2006 after increased call volumes put disproportionate response demand on Moraine resources.
The proposed agreement would clarify engine and medic response roles in the northern district; for example, Dayton Engine 10 would serve as a second engine on structure fires in Moraine’s northern Dryden area, and run‑card changes at Dayton dispatch have already reduced one‑sided calls to Moraine by roughly 70% over the past three months according to the fire chief.
Committee members asked how often Dayton units respond; staff said ambulances from Dayton rarely respond to Moraine because they seldom have availability, but Dayton has provided engines and medics for structure incidents when available and multiple jurisdictions have assisted on recent fires.
A motion to draft legislation for the automatic mutual aid response agreement between the City of Moraine and the City of Dayton carried by roll call. Staff will bring the formal agreement to a future regular council meeting for adoption and any needed interlocal approvals.
Why it matters: Mutual aid agreements define shared emergency response responsibilities and can affect response times and resource availability. The updated agreement aims to reduce unbalanced calls on Moraine units and formalizes response expectations with Dayton.
