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Committee recommends council adopt 'closest resource' automatic aid agreement with Ventura agencies
Summary
The Oxnard Community Services, Public Safety, Housing and Development Committee voted 3-0 to recommend the City Council formally adopt a "closest resource" automatic aid agreement with the Ventura Fire Department and Ventura County Fire Protection District and to authorize the fire chief to execute the agreement.
Oxnard — The Community Services, Public Safety, Housing and Development Committee on Oct. 28 recommended that the City Council approve a "closest resource" automatic aid agreement allowing the geographically nearest fire resources from the City of Oxnard, the City of Ventura and the Ventura County Fire Protection District to respond to emergency and nonemergency calls across jurisdictional boundaries.
Assistant Fire Chief John Calaverino, operations, told the committee the agreement formalizes a practice the three agencies have operated informally since about 2016 and is intended to ensure the quickest possible response when an…
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