The Columbia Fire Department and Boone County Fire Protection District have worked together for decades to respond to calls along the corridors of Interstate 70 and U.S. 63. Now, they want to formalize the agreement.
A verbal agreement regarding automatic aid has both city and county firefighters responding to all calls in the designated areas. This way, calls will be answered as quickly as possible, no matter who arrives first, Brad Fraizer, Columbia Fire Department assistant chief, said.
The agreement came up while the Columbia Fire Department was going through its accreditation process earlier this year, and the city and county decided they should put the agreement in writing.
The written agreement would be effective until Dec. 31, 2023, or until the city and the county agree, in writing, to end it.
The Columbia City Council is scheduled to vote on the formalized agreement during its regular meeting Monday.
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