COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Coldwater City Council will be asked Monday night to approve an Automatic Mutual Aid Agreement with the Bronson Area Fire Association.
It would use the same language as a similar agreement put in place over four years ago with the Quincy Fire Department for confirmed structure fires.
Coldwater Fire Chief Dave Schmaltz says in his letter to the Council that the agreement would have his department automatically requested for the City of Bronson as well as for Batavia and Bethel Townships.
Based on statistical data, Schmaltz says the number of total fires that occur in those areas combined, average four a year.
Schmaltz and Bronson Fire Chief Scott Wilber feel that this agreement will improve the overall operations of both departments by getting the required personnel needed to the scene faster, which equates to safer operations and better customer service.
Coldwater and Quincy entered into a Automatic Aid Agreement in June of 2020.
Schmaltz says the two Chiefs feel that the financial impact on the Coldwater and Bronson Fire Departments will be negligible simply because they are already calling each other and that they just want to get the resources moving quicker.
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