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municipality without sufficient fire service equipment or personnel available within its limits for service of any fire which might subsequently arise. In extreme emergencies, the municipalities agree to make every effort to redistribute fire service equipment and personnel so that it may be available for any additional needs which might arise during the emergency. c. The personnel and any fire or service equipment dispatched in response to the emergency shall upon arrival at the scene be under command of the officer in charge at the scene within whose boundaries the emergency is situated. V. INSURANCE Each of the municipalities that are a party to this agreement shall maintain insurance policies covering their own equipment and personnel while engaged in furnishing services under this agreement. VI. PERSONNEL All personnel responding to an emergency under this agreement shall for all purposes remain and be considered employees of the municipality where they serve and shall not be considered employees of the municipality requesting emergency service. VII. LIABILITY No municipality, nor any officer or employee of such municipality, shall be liable to any other municipality or to any other person on account of the failure of the municipality to furnish its fire service equipment or personnel in response to an emergency. No liability shall be incurred by a municipality that has summoned assistance under this agreement for damage to, or destruction of fire service equipment of a municipality rendering such assistance unless such damage or destruction was caused by the negligent or malicious conduct of an officer or employee of the municipality that called for the emergency assistance. The receiving municipality may, but is not required to, reimburse the responding municipality for equipment and supplies used and compensation paid to personnel furnished during the time when the rendition of assistance prevents them from performing their duties in the responding municipality, and for the actual travel and maintenance expenses of the personnel while so engaged. A claim for loss, damage or expense in using equipment or supplies or for additional expenses incurred in operating or maintaining them must not be allowed unless, within 90 days after the loss, damage or expense is sustained or incurred, an itemized notice of it, verified by the designated official, is filed with the designated official of the receiving municipality. VIII. TERM This agreement shall commence upon the approval and execution of the agreement by two or more municipalities as provided herein. Any municipality may withdraw from this agreement by giving thirty days' written notice thereof to the other municipalities that are then a party to this agreement. This agreement shall continue until such time as there is only one municipality remaining to the agreement, or upon mutual agreement of all municipalities then being a party to this agreement. 2