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... 5 TOPIC SEARCH The available literature review on mutual aid agreements primarily focused on written agreements that comply with FAA Advisory Circular 150/5200-31C. The advisory circular explains what is expected from an air carrier airport certified under FAR Part 139, those airports that serve air carrier (FAR Part 121)
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... 6 all-hazards emergency management but is best known for its use in the response phase. The Incident Command System (ICS)
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... 7 agreement (Chisholm–Hibbing Airport Authority & City of Hibbing 2010; see Appendix D Sample 5 for full text)
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... 8 Nature and Level of Coordination and Cooperation Achieved Currently, mutual aid agreements are often entered into with a handshake and are highly dependent upon the continued relationship of those who made the agreement. Bainbridge (2003)
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... 9 businesses that take a public role in response activities. Laws reducing liability for volunteers are faring better, as 42 states have enacted legislation to protect volunteers responding to a catastrophic event (Levi et al.
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... 10 Metrics and Other Performance Measures Used In the literature review, the authors were not able to identify published objective measures of the effectiveness of mutual aid agreements involving airports or of mutual aid agreements in general. Problems with Airport Mutual Aid Agreements Common problems that arise with mutual aid agreements involve politics, jurisdiction, money, liability, or command and control issues.

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