Board approves mutual-aid pact between Evansville Fire Department and airport fire authority
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Summary
The Board of Public Safety approved a written mutual‑aid agreement between the Evansville Fire Department and the Evansville Regional Airport Fire Authority to codify previously informal cooperation and expense coverage for mutual responses.
The Evansville Board of Public Safety voted Oct. 23 to approve a mutual‑aid agreement between the Evansville Fire Department and the Evansville Regional Airport Fire Authority.
Chief Knight said the departments have "often worked side by side and hand in hand with the Evansville Regional Airport Fire Authority," but they had not had a written agreement. "So, the airport administration and I sat down, discussed it, and we were able to execute this document," the chief said, describing the agreement as formalizing past practice and clarifying that expense coverage would follow mutual responses.
During discussion a board member asked whether the agreement had been reviewed by legal staff; the record reflects that legal review had occurred. The board then moved and approved the agreement.
Why it matters: mutual-aid agreements set expectations for cross‑department response, expense reimbursement and operational coordination when neighboring agencies respond to incidents. The board's vote provides an explicit authorization so the departments can rely on the written terms going forward.
Next steps: the departments will implement the agreement as written and notify participating units when terms take effect.
