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The Fire Chief of Long Lake or his Deputy shall have the sole and exclusive right and responsibility to prescribe the manner and rneUtod of giving the alarm for fire within tlie Total Lire Service Area and to prescribe the manner and method of responding to calls and rendering the services contemplated. The said Fire Chief or his Deputy shall immediately upon arriving at the scene of any alarm or fire emergency have *^>e sole and exclusive responsibility and authority to direct and control any and all fire fighting and the emergency operations at such scene or scenes. 5. Volunteer Fire Fighters of the Citv of Long Lake r.rr.onnel assign.^d to provide fire protection services the Contracting Cities shall be ' vili'iiteer firemen of the City of Long Lake, which City shall assume all obligations with regard to Worker's Compensation, Firemen's Relief Association, withholding tax. insurance, etc. for such volunteer firemen, if ai*\. The cost of such obligations shall be a part of the co.sts attributed to the operation of the Long Lake Fire Department and will be included in the Annu.il Budget Package. 6. Nature of Lone Lake Undertaking In no event shall this agreement be construed to fix upon Long Lake any responsibility or liability to the Contracting Cities or to third parties which are greater or different in kind than the responsibilities and liabilities borne by the Contracting Cities if they were providing such services through their own fire departments. 7. Liability Insurance Long Lake shall carry liability insurance in the amount of $ 1.600.000.00 protecting itself against damage claims of its fire fighters for personal injury sustained while in service within the said limits of the Contra.-ting Cities as hereto set forth and further Long Lake shall carry liability iasurance saving both parties harmless so far as negligent acts of the fire fighters of Long Lake are concerned. The cost of such insurance shall be a part of the costs attributed to the operation of the Long Lake Fire Depa.tment and will be included in the Annual Operating Budget. 8. Budget Package 8 1 iK’liiiitioiv. /t. Tlie Annual Operating Budget refers to the calendar ye.ir budget ot the Long Lake Hre Department during the first year of any three year period covered by this agreement. This budget will become the official Annual Operating Budget upon ratification by the Contracting Cities. 'Fhe Annual Budget may include both operating and Major Equipment items and incorporates all costs of operations including, but not limited to. the rental ot space for the tire department and discretionary funding of the Fire Benefit Association Retirement Fund. B. The Year Two Budget refers to a single number, not to be exceeded, dollar amount which will be used as the budget limit for the next calendar year in the event the Annual Budget Package is not ratified by ait Contacting Cities by October 1 of the first year of any three year period covered by this agreement.