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In compliance with and under the authority of this Mutual Aid Agreement it is hereby declared that the following list comprises the circumstances and conditions under which mutual aid may be requested and rendered regarding police operations. The following list may be amended or supplemented from time to time as needs dictate by subsequent declarations: 1) Joint multi-jurisdictional criminal investigations. 2) Civil disturbances, disobedience, riots, affrays; large protest demonstrations, labor disputes, controversial trials, political conventions, and strikes. 3) Any natural disaster including, but not limited to hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, or wildfires. 4) Incidents which require rescue operations and traffic and crowd control measures including, but not limited to, evacuations, aircraft disasters, fires, explosions, gas line leaks, radioactive emergencies, train wrecks and derailments, chemical or hazardous waste spills, or electrical power failures. 5) Terrorist activities including, but not limited to, acts of sabotage. 6) Escapes from or disturbances within detention facilities. 7) Hostage and barricaded subject situations, and aircraft piracy. 8) Control of major crime scenes, area searches, perimeter control, back-ups to emergency and in-progress calls, pursuits and missing person calls. 9) Enemy attack. 10) Transportation of evidence requiring security. 11) Major sporting events, concerts, parades, fairs, festivals, and conventions. 12) Security and escort duties for dignitaries. 13) Emergency situations in which one agency cannot perform its functional objective. 14) Joint training in areas of mutual need. And 15) Incidents requiring utilization of specialized units (such as bomb disposal units, K-9 units or special weapons and tactics units). Further, in recognition of the need for cooperation in the patrol of the waterways within the jurisdictional boundaries of each participating agency, the following declarations are agreed upon: 1) That each jurisdiction extends to the other the right to patrol and conduct enforcement activities in their respective waterways. SECTION IV: PROCEDURE FOR REQUESTING AND AUTHORIZING ASSISTANCE In the event that a party to this agreement is in need of assistance as set forth above, an authorized representative of the agency requiring assistance shall notify the agency head or his/her designee from whom such assistance is requested. The agency head or authorized agency representative whose assistance is sought shall evaluate the situation and the agency's available resources, consult with his/her supervisors if necessary, and will respond in a manner helshe deems appropriate. 12/16/2004 2