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Section Four: On-Scene Operations and Critical Tasks Automatic Aid~ Move-Up~ and Mutual Aid Within the existing interagency system, there are two basic types of aid agreements. These aid agreements are used to augment existing resources through the provision of automatic aid and mutual aid. Automatic Aid Automatic aid is a formal agreement between two agencies where one or both parties are dispatched and respond automatically into a portion of the other party's jurisdiction. Under an automatic aid agreement, no request is required for assistance within the boundaries of the agreed-upon area. Automatic aid agreements currently exist with the Springfield Fire & Life Safety Department (to the east) for fire suppression and ambulance response; Santa Clara Fire Protection District (to the north); Lane County Fire District #1 (to the west) for fire suppression and water tender support; and Lane Rural Fire/Rescue (to the northwest) for fire suppression and ambulance response. Move-Up As a subsection of the same automatic aid agreement, Eugene and Springfield share an automatic move procedure for those instances when only one medic unit remains available in both jurisdictions. This move-up is provided for in SOP 2-9-4, "Move-Up," which delineates the standby zone that the remaining unit must respond to and remain in until dispatched to a call, or other units become available. This move-up agreement applies only to medic units. Fire unit standby is provided for in an associated policy and is enacted on an as-needed basis. Mutual Aid Mutual aid is a formal agreement between two or more agencies to respond into each other's jurisdiction, upon request, when the requesting agency's resources have been depleted or are projected to be depleted. Under most mutual aid agreements, the requesting party receives resources only if the providing agency can meet the request without depleting its own resources below an acceptable level. Under Lane County Code, a mutual aid agreement between ambulance service providers has this additional provision: "By mutual aid agreement, an ambulance service provider may respond to another provider's ASA (Ambulance Service Area). This Plan does not apply to an ambulance that is passing through an ASA." [Lane County Code 18.020] Eugene also has mutual aid agreements for fire protection with all Lane County fire departments and districts. These agreements are established through the Lane County Fire Defense Board. Likewise, Eugene, like all Oregon fire service jurisdictions, has a much larger mutual aid agreement through the Oregon State Governor's Office, and managed by the Oregon State Fire Marshal's Office, under the Oregon State Emergency Conflagration Act. When invoked, this act provides resources from around the state, and even into other states. The cost of response is reimbursed by the State of Oregon. 51