MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Katsusuke Ihara (left), Iwakuni City mayor, shakes hands with Col. Dave Darrah, Station commanding officer after they signed the Fire Fighting Mutual Aid Agreement at Iwakuni City Hall March 28.
The agreement was last signed in 1986 and this signing marks an update of the agreement. The agreement states that during emergencies and disasters the Station can support Iwakuni City and vice versa.
Iwakuni City has more fire engines than the Station however, the Station has specialized emergency vehicles that will be an asset during earthquakes and heavy rescue operations.