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d) "Primary areas of concern" shall mean: i) For DOFAW: forest reserves, public hunting areas, wildlife and plant sanctuaries, and natural area reserves of the State; and ii) For HFD: all lands. 2) That the fire control response areas are designated by legend on the attached Mutual Aid Agreement map(s) incorporated into this Agreement. 3) To the end that the forests and surrounding areas and communities of the County of Hawaii may enjoy optimum fire protection, the agencies, when requested and consistent with conditions at the time of the request, will assist each other in the suppression of fire in areas which are normally the concern of the other. 4) Wildland fire suppression matters of mutual interest to the County and the State will be coordinated by the Fire Chief or their designee and the Manager or their designee. 5) HFD and DOFAW will each retain responsibility for, and control of, fire prevention and fire fighting matters in their primary areas of concern as prescribed by their respective authorities. 6) In the event of fire -occurring in a forest reserve, public hunting areas, wildlife and plant sanctuaries, and natural area reserves requiring the assistance of HFD, the Fire Chief or their designee will respond, insofar as prerequisites of service will permit, and collaborate with the Manager or their designee, for the purpose of direction and coordination of the efforts of HFD with those of DOFAW. Such collaboration shall occur using a unified command structure under the incident command system. 7) In the event of fire occurring in forest, pasture or brush lands not within forest reserves, public hunting areas, wildlife and plant sanctuaries, and natural area reserves requiring the assistance of DOFAW, the Manager or their designee will respond, insofar as prerequisites of service permit, and report to the Fire Chief or their designee for the purpose of direction and coordination of the effort of DOFAW with those of HFD. Such assistance shall occur under the command and control structure of National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS). 8) In any event, it is understood and agreed that the assisting agency may be unable to respond in instances when the personnel and/or equipment available to it are, or would thereby be rendered, insufficient to meet the actual or realistically potential needs of the requesting agency. 9) Each agency shall remain responsible for all salaries, losses, damages or injuries to its own personnel and equipment that are incurred while engaged in a mutual undertaking.