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Aft, ,.a 3.5.7 Each Participant must receive such inoculations as are specitied by the Sponsoring Agency. 3.5.8 Each Participant must be aware of the signs,symptoms and corrective measures of Critical Incident Stress Syndrome. 3.5.9 Each Participant must understand and adhere to safe working practices and procedures as required in the urban disaster environment. 3.5.10 Each Participant must have a working knowledge of the US&R System and the Task Force's organizational structure,operating procedures, safety practices,terminology and communication protocols. 3.5.11 Each Participant must have completed such courses of education and training and other requirements as the Sponsoring Agency shall specify. 3.5.12 Sponsoring Agency has authority to immediately suspend or terminate a Participant's participation on the Task Force for failure to satisfy any mandatory requirement. 3.6 Clothing and Equipment. 3.6.1 Sponsoring Agency will issue to each Participant certain items of personal protective clothing and equipment for use in Task Force activities and operations. In the event of Activation, Participant shall provide certain additional items of personal clothing and equipment. All these matters are detailed specifically on the CA-TF 4 Website and in Appendix"C". Items of clothing and equipment supplied by Sponsoring Agency shall remain the property of Sponsoring Agency and shall be returned promptly whenever a person ceases to be a Participant. 3.6.2 Subject to FEMA requirements,all uniforms will display the official patch of the Task Force and the official patch of the System,as specified by the Sponsoring Agency. The Sponsoring Agency shall specify the design of the uniform and any identifying insignia or markings. 3.7 Command,Control and Coordination. 3.7.1 When a Participant has been activated or has otherwise been placed at the direction,control and funding of FEMA,such as,for example,during participation in FEMA sponsored training,the ultimate authority for command,control and coordination of the service of the Participant reposes with FEMA exercised through the system chain of command. Subject to the principle just stated,the following provisions of this Section 3.7 govern the responsibilities of the parties with respect to supervisory, disciplinary and other specified aspects of the Participant's employment within the context of his/her participation on the Task Force. 3.7.2 Sponsoring Agency shall exercise direct supervisory authority over Participants during Activations, deployments and other activities of the Task Force conducted by Sponsoring Agency,but for disciplinary purposes,that authority is limited to temporary suspension or permanent exclusion from participation. In all other instances where disciplinary action may be necessary,Sponsoring Agency shall report the pertinent circumstances to Participating Agency,which shall cooperate with Sponsoring Agency and shall administer discipline as appropriate in accordance with the Participating Agency's established rules and regulations. 3.7.3 Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, nor does it,affect the employer-employee relationship between Participating Agency and its employees who are Participants,and Participating Agency shall at all times continue to be fully responsible for all of its employment obligations to its employee Participants, including the compensation and benefits that the Participating Agency has agreed to provide. 5