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Stephens County approves automatic mutual aid agreement with Franklin County for fire protection
Summary
The board approved an automatic and mutual aid agreement with Franklin County to provide automatic fire protection aid in shared border areas, a move staff said would help response and could reduce insurance premiums for property owners; the motion carried by voice vote.
The Stephens County Board of Commissioners approved entering into an automatic and mutual aid agreement with Franklin County for fire protection services covering a shared border area. Staff said the agreement allows Franklin County stations to automatically respond in the overlap area and noted reciprocal benefits for Franklin County related to insurance premiums.
"This will allow for automatic aid in the Gum area that it services both Toccoa and Stevens County," staff said, describing cross-jurisdictional response improvements. Commissioners approved the agreement by motion and voice vote.
Staff said the agreement is intended to strengthen mutual aid along the county line and improve emergency services coordination; no additional funding allocations were recorded in the transcript for this item.
