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Article: MOUNT PLEASANT, GREER IMPLEMENT GROUNDBREAKING EMERGENCY AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENT
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 8, 2006
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The city of Mount Pleasant issued the following press release:
In a first of its kind effort to prepare their cities to respond to a major disaster, the City of Greer and the Town of Mount Pleasant recently signed an automatic aid agreement to provide support in the event of a natural or "man-made' disaster.
"After Hugo and Katrina, we fully understand that outside help will usually not arrive to assist for a week or more," said Mount Pleasant Mayor Harry M. Hallman, Jr. "With this agreement, we can expect the cavalry to arrive from Greer within 48 hours, and we will respond to any event in Greer within that same time frame."
"The City of Greer is very pleased to participate in an ...