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Columbia County committee approves automatic aid agreement with Harlem for structural fire responses
Summary
The Community and Emergency Services Committee approved upgrading a mutual aid arrangement to an automatic aid agreement with the city of Harlem for structural responses in a predefined area outside city limits, beginning a new five-year term, staff said.
The Columbia County Community and Emergency Services Committee approved an automatic aid agreement with the city of Harlem that expands fire-response coverage for structural incidents in a predefined area outside the city limits.
Fire staff told the committee the change replaces the existing mutual aid arrangement and would begin a new five-year period if adopted. Staff recommended approval to clarify response roles and streamline dispatch for structural calls in the overlap area.
The committee approved the recommendation by voice during the consent process. No formal vote tally was recorded in the public transcript.
The agreement was presented as an operational change between neighboring agencies; county staff said they worked with Harlem’s fire chief on the terms. The committee also received routine year-to-date budget and monthly response reports from fire and emergency services with no questions from commissioners.
The committee moved into executive session and adjourned at the end of the meeting; the transcript records no additional public action on the automatic aid agreement.
