COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Coldwater City Council approved an Automatic Mutual Aid Agreement with the Bronson Area Fire Association on Monday night.
Coldwater Fire Chief Dave Schmaltz said the agreement with Bronson would use the same language as a similar 2020 agreement with the Quincy Fire Department for confirmed structure fires.
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.
In turn, the agreement would have the Coldwater Fire 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 says he and Wilber 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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