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Cairo council approves automatic-aid fire agreement to restore ISO Class 2 status
Summary
Council approved an intergovernmental automatic-aid agreement with Greene County to increase on-scene personnel and equipment, a change leaders said is necessary to regain an ISO Class 2 rating; council removed a 5-mile radius clause and set a phased implementation date.
Cairo's City Council voted to authorize the mayor to sign an intergovernmental automatic-aid agreement with Greene County intended to strengthen fire protection and restore the city's ISO classification.
City Manager Gaynor and Fire Chief Posita Carroll told the council that the agreement creates automatic dispatch arrangements so county resources respond alongside city units; Chief Carroll said the partnership would boost personnel and equipment on scene and "kicks us back up to an 80.5, which puts us back into a 2." The…
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