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Attachment 1 between the Alameda County Fire Department and the Cities of Livermore and Pleasanton Purpose To establish a cooperative agreement between the Alameda County Fire Department (hereinafter "ACED") and its Regional Partners, including the Cities of Livermore and Pleasanton (hereinafter "Cities") to provide portable radios for the purpose of enhancing interoperability communications in the fire service and to protect the health and safety of the public and firefighting personnel against fire and fire-related hazards. The ACED and Cities accept and agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the grant as set forth in this document and as explained in distributed materials in the Regional Partners Handbook. Both parties agree that Federal funds under this award will be used to supplement, but not supplant, State or local funds for first responder preparedness. II. Definitions State Communications Interoperability Plan -refers to the State plan to promote interoperability communications. Regional Partners -include the fire service agencies in the cities of: Alameda, Fremont, Livermore, Pleasanton, Newark and Union City. Radio Equipment -refers to portable radios, collar microphones, batteries and battery chargers as allowed by the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AEG) Program. III. Background to the Assistance Firefighters Grant Project Problem Statement: In Alameda County, the ACED and Regional Partners operate on different radio systems, critically weakening inter- and intra- agency daily operations and firefighter safety. Pur ose The purpose of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AEG) Program is to protect the health and safety of the public and firefighting personnel against fire and fire-related hazards. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has determined that the ACFD's AFG Operations and Safety grant proposal met the program's purpose and has granted funds to be used towards the purchase of Radio Equipment.