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Mount Clemens approves MABAS amendment to let specialty fire teams recover costs
Summary
The Mount Clemens City Commission approved an amendment to the Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) agreement to allow specialty response teams (HAZMAT, rescue) to invoice for full cost recovery beyond a reciprocal mutual-aid arrangement, while keeping the first eight hours of a response free.
The Mount Clemens City Commission voted unanimously to adopt an amendment to the Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) agreement that adds a provision allowing specialty operation teams to invoice for full cost recovery when they are deployed.
Captain Shipman of the Mount Clemens Fire Department, who explained the change to the commission, said the amendment extends the county’s reciprocal mutual-aid model to the state level and clarifies when cost…
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