New City/County Mutual Fire Aid Agreement now in effect
Fire departments from both the city and the County of Grande Prairie are now officially working under a new Fire Mutual Aid Agreement that was signed by both municipalities earlier this year.
The agreement allows each municipality to request resources from the other to assist with emergency operations when needed.
A key feature within the agreement is an auto-aid feature, where the closest station will respond to a call, regardless of which municipality that call falls within.
There are two areas where this feature kicks in.