MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU)
Between the City of Nashua, New Hampshire, the City of Manchester, New Hampshire
the Manchester/Boston Regional Airport
PARTIES. The parties to this agreement are the City of Nashua, New Hampshire, the City of
Manchester, New Hampshire and the Manchester/Boston Regional Airport
AUTHORITY. This Agreement is authorized under the provisions of the Department of Homeland
Security, Office of Grants and Training:
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NEW BUSINESS - RESOLUTIONS
Mayor Donchess
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Mr. Mansfield
It is an existing structure that is on the opposite side of where the terminals are, again for hopefully the thought
of if something happened there.
Alderman Siegel
Is there any way to have this structure in place closer to Nashua?
Mr. Mansfield
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Mr. Mansfield
No.
Alderman Cookson
Why not?
Mr. Mansfield
You are talking about mutual aid and you're talking about a catastrophe happening at a dispatch center. They
are not the same.
Alderman Cookson
I’m talking about that we are able to communicate with multiple agencies.
Mr. Mansfield
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Fire Department would give. | mean that, not to be melodramatic but they are prepared to do all to save lives.
That’s the motto of the fire department and mutual aid fits right into that.
Alderman Cookson
| appreciate that. Thank you very much.
Mayor Donchess
We do have mutual aid with Hudson, Amherst and Merrimack, the adjoining towns, correct?
Alderman O’Brien
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lot of redundancy in different things because if one thing fails, we need another thing to come in and replace it.
This is how the emergency services really work, to come in like that and cover all gaps in different situations.
Alderman Cookson
Does Mr. Mansfield have anything to add to Alderman O’Brien’s commentary?
Mr. Mansfield
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Alderman Cookson
Thank you.
Alderman O’Brien
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Alderman Cookson
| would assume the same thing is true for the police. If the police have a catastrophe, they would be able to
also communicate and dispatch or provide services as well. Is that correct?
Mr. Mansfield
At fire, yes.
Alderman Cookson
At fire.
Mr. Mansfield
Correct.
Alderman Cookson
Alright. So, we only get to a point of complete failure if there are catastrophes at both places. Is that correct?
Mr. Mansfield
No, not necessary.
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Alderman Cookson
No, not this idea but the original backup that you have in place.
Mr. Mansfield
We haven't had a major catastrophe that that has happened.
Alderman Cookson
Alright. So this is a further fail safe.
Mr. Mansfield
Correct.
Alderman Cookson
Because your backup hasn't failed. You are estimating that you are going to spend another $600,000 for a
backup for something that hasn’t failed.
Mr. Mansfield
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Alderman Siegel
Who is training people to use this?
Mr. Mansfield
It would probably be myself and the same person up in the City of Manchester. | would train our personnel,
and they would train their personnel.
Alderman Siegel
What happens if you go away?
Mr. Mansfield
