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Home My WebLink About5.771 Original Contract rll"Dfrc. -'- t:. ,...r.. hi...., ,r fJ > j r,Lf'" , ,'~ 11' 11 ~ JUt. :; T City of Port Angeles City Clerk's Office POBox 1150 Port Angeles, W A 98362 I;C-~~~ .~, ~_"',.._ , - -.";L -'\ Ll t. ri ',> f zuao SEP 2 i MilO: 2 I ~ Filed at the Request of 2006 1188132 Clallam County lnterlocal Agreement City Clerk File No 5 771 Agreement between the City of Port Angeles, Port Angeles Fire Department, Clallam County Fire District #2, Clallam County Fire District #3, and Clallam County Fire District #4 Purpose To provide enhanced protection for the lives and property of the citizens residing in their respective boundaries and offer maximum cooperation in the sharing of personnel, eqUipment, and technical expertise in emergencies Dated 3/07/06 5. 771 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Master Mutual Aid Agreement For the Provision of Emergency Services to Areas of Clallam County Participants: Port Angeles Fire Department Clallam County Fire District #2 Clallam County Fire District #3 Clallam County Fire District #4 ~ In consideration of the mutual covenants herein and the benefits to be derived by the citizens residing within their respective boundaries, the parties listed on the title page do hereby agree as follows: I. PURPOSE This Mutual Aid Agreement is entered into by Clallam County Fire District #2, Clallam County Fire District #3, Clallam County Fire District #4, (herein collectively called the Fire Districts), the City of Port Angeles, a municipal corporation of the State of Washington (herein called the City), in order to provide enhanced protection for the lives and property of the citizens residing in their respective boundaries. To this end, the Fire Districts and the City agree to render each other the maximum cooperation practicable in the sharing of personnel, equipment, and technical expertise in order to deal with large fires, natural and man-made disasters, or other emergencIes. The parties agree that the added protection provided to their citizens is, for all purposes, adequate consideration for any costs or expenditures for equipment, personnel, and other resources incurred by the parties. The parties further agree that by pooling available resources, the maximum protection to the public can be provided. This Agreement is not intended to provide an ALS response through mutual aid to those jurisdictions that cannot provide a reasonable degree of a similar response. II. AUTHORITY The parties enter into this Agreement pursuant to the authority vested in them under the following provisions ofthe law of the State of Washington: Chapters 38.52, 39.34, and 52.12 and Sections 35.84.040, 52.36.025, and 76.04.135 ofthe Revised Code of Washington. III. RENDERING MUTUAL AID A. Request for Assistance The officer in charge at the scene of an emergency within the boundaries of his jurisdiction is authorized to request assistance from any party to this Agreement, if the officer determines that additional resources are needed that are beyond the capacity of their jurisdiction to provide. B. Response to Request for Assistance Upon receiving a request for aid, the officer ofthe requested agency shall: 1. Immediately determine if resources are available and can be spared. 2. Determine what resources might most effectively be dispatched. 3. When appropriate, a Chief or senior officer shall be dispatched with the mutual aid resources. 4. Dispatch the designated resources with complete instructions as to their assigned mission. 2 C. Inability to Render Assistance Each party agrees that mutual aid response under this Agreement should not jeopardize or interfere with the immediate emergency response needs within its own jurisdiction. If for any reason a mutual aid response cannot be made, the requested agency will immediately notify the PENCOM emergency dispatch center. D. Command Responsibility Incident Command responsibility rests with the jurisdiction where the incident requiring mutual aid has occurred. Any other command position may be delegated, in whole or in part, to any senior officer from any participating mutual aid agency. E. On-Scene Consumable Supplies Agencies requesting assistance shall provide motor fuel, welfare items for firefighters and other responders, and other consumables to the extent supplies are available. F. Equipment Salvage All persons involved in a mutual aid operation shall exercise due diligence in salvaging lost or damaged equipment and ensuring that it is returned to its owner. IV. OPERATIONAL STANDARDS All participating parties agree to comply with the following operational standards: 1. The Clallam County Fire Chiefs Association's uniform frequency designations. 2. The Clallam County Fire Chiefs Association's standardized personnel accountability system. 3. The Incident Command System and the National Incident Management System, as appropriate, for effective and efficient utilization of resources. V. HOLD HARMLESS Each party rendering assistance per this agreement, agrees to protect, defend, and hold harmless every other party from and against all liability, claims, damages, losses, expenses, including attorney fees occurring, arising or resulting from the party's acts or omissions in rendering of such assistance; provided that nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit any party to this Agreement from seeking damages from any individual or entity which may have been responsible for the emergency conditions for which mutual aid was requested. VI. DURA nON The duration of this Agreement shall be for one year. However, the Agreement shall be automatically continued from year to year unless terminated as provided below. ..., -' VII. MODIFICATION, REVIEW AND TERMINATION A. ModificationlReview This agreement may be modified by mutual agreement of all parties hereto, and shall be reviewed no less than every five years, with any modifications executed in the same manner as this Agreement. B . Termination Either party can terminate this Agreement by providing a letter of intent to terminate with not less than sixty-days (60) notice prior to the termination date. Said letter shall be sent to the Chief and governing body of the affected jurisdictions. C. Resource List Within thirty-days (30) of execution of this Agreement, each party shall make available to every other party an up-to-date list of all equipment available for mutual aid. This list will be reviewed, revised, or modified annually. VIII. SUPPLEMENTAL MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS This Agreement is non-exclusive. Any party hereto may negotiate any other operational agreement. IX. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE The laws of the State of Washington govern this Agreement, and any actions brought hereunder shall be brought exclusively in the Superior Court for the State of Washington in Clallam County. X. FILING As approved by RCW 39.34.010, the Agreement shall be filed with the County Auditor. 4 " 0/ ~A EXECUTED this for the City of Port Angeles .,,011\1 'HI(_ ~~\, ' V" ~.." n.'!!:, f&(J f", ~... .... ~,.. r, r . 'II. ;r;. .1."\ .......~~/)l) ,. ~ $- '''oo.",.,r;;.,;, . '''; 'r,:,o.,p!i~;t.&l~';"-~ :0 ~.. :::.- _ 0, ~ <,.r. II' ~ ,. ... . Fj "'..1 ." :: t..:> S' "v" ,,' ... -.., 'f' '" " .:z:r:: ~\K '::;.-:. ~*d\ I .. ,'($," >:>J1i:..,' , ,-:. ",r-O~ir~fJ) j~ ~ ~ w~~-,,~ ~ ~ . ~ ,,.A-... ~ fil ' .,; <~ ..... , ~ t;p- e. ..., , ~ ......~' , ~ 4: f' ....0. .. e.\;. " fol',..,,~ ~ I-pltff" 11 ~V,\,.;:- 'II, 1 t\l \:1,,\ ~\\ , "'jtetmw"\ EXECUTED this for Clallam County Fire District #2. ;/-d- day of ~d~ ~ Dan McKeen, Fire Chief day of ~"/ 11if~/?J EXECUTED this J g -fA for Clallam County Fire District #3. ~':AI ~~ Richard outs, ChaIr --~-- EXECUTED this V?~~ for Clallam County Fire District #4. ~vE~JL YBugher, Fire ~ef day of Ii Or/I I ~~ Steve Vogel, re Chief day of ~ ,2006, , 2006, ,2006, ,2006, ~~d ~.- Dave Chastain, Fire Chief 5