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6.F. - Page 6 of 18 C. "Local Building Official" shall mean the individual or designee who fulfills the functionally equivalent role of a city or town Building Official. D. "Local Emergency" shall mean the actual or threatened existence of conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons or property within the territorial limits of one of the Parties caused by human or natural conditions such as air pollution, fire, flood, storm, wind, earthquake, explosion, transportation accident, hazardous material problem, tsunami, sudden or severe energy shortage, epidemic, riot or other occurrences, other than conditions resulting from a labor controversy, which occurrences, or the immediate threat thereof, are likely to be beyond the control of the personnel, equipment, or facilities of that Party to this Agreement and which personnel, equipment or facilities of the other Parry are therefore desired to combat. E. "Operational Area" shall mean San Mateo County and all the jurisdictions within the County that are Parties to this Agreement. Consistent with SEMS and NIMS, the Operational Area is an intermediate level of the State emergency services organization, which serves as a link in the systems of communications and coordination between the political subdivisions comprising the Operational Area and the Regional or State Emergency Operations Center(s). F. "Operational Area Coordinator" shall mean the San Mateo County Office of Emergency Services ("OES") Director or their designee, who shall coordinate the Local Building Officials for the Safety Assessment Program ("SAP"). G. "Requesting Coordinator" shall mean the Coordinator of a Party requesting mutual aid. H. "Requesting Party" shall mean the Parry to this Agreement that is requesting mutual aid. I. "Safety Assessment Program" or "SAP" shall mean the California OES program that provides professional engineers and architects and certified building inspectors to assist local governments in safety evaluation of their built environment in the aftermath of disaster. SECTION 2 — DESIGNATION OF COORDINATOR Coordinators shall be designated by each Party. The title, name, address, and phone number of the Coordinator shall be provided to the Operational Area Coordinator. If the designated coordinator changes, the Parties shall notify the Operational Area Coordinator as soon as practical after the appointment has been made. SECTION 3 — MUTUAL AID When a Local Emergency has been proclaimed by a Parry's governing body or authorized official, the Requesting Coordinator may request assistance from the Parties in accordance with the Procedures Guide attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement. In situations where extreme San Mateo County Operational Area Building Safety Inspection Program Mutual Aid Agreement 2 ATTY/AGR/2019.311/BUILDING MUTUAL AID Page 2 of 14 REV: 12-10-19 RL 211