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Home My WebLink About4994 Contract Number 4994 Vendor. KITSAP COUNTY FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION Subject Technical Rescue Mutual Aid Interlocal Agreement Department Fire File Class. LEG 12 -1 Begin Date 1/10/2011 End Date 12 00 00 AM Review Date Vault Date 2015 _ Comments. Remains in effect on a year -to -year basis until terminated by mutual written consent of all agencies. SUPERSEDED #5273 �i +i � T t � ' f � i P !' , t � � � Name and Full Address Kits� County F�re Ch�efs Assoc�atwn c/o NKFR — 26642 Miller Bay Road NE K�ngston, WA 98346 Please print neatly or type mformatton KITSAP COUNTY FIRE CHIEFS ASSOC 201101100031 Agreement Rec Fee $ 75 00 01/10l2011 08 22 RM Page i oF 14 Walter Washington Kttsap Co Ruditor I IIIIIII IIIIII Ili IIIII IIII IIIIIII IIIIII IIII iill I!III IIIII IIIIIII III IIIII IIIII IIIII IIII IIII The Aud�tor/Recorder will rely on the mformat�on provided on the form The staff will not read the document to verify the accuracy or completeness of the index�ng mformation prov�ded here�n Document Title(s) Technical Rescue Mutual Atd Interlocal Agreement Reference 1Vumber(s) or related documents Additional reference #'s on page Grantor(s) Bremerton Fire Dept . North Kitsa� Fire & Rescue. Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue. South Kitsap Fire & Rescue. Bambndge Island F�re Dent. Poulsbo Fire Distr�ct I 8 Addittonal Grantors on page Grantee(s) Bremerton F�re Dept . North K�tsap F�re & Rescue. Central K�tsan Fire & Rescue. South K�tsap Ftre & Rescue. Bain brid�e Island Fire Deot. Poulsbo F�re Distr�ct 1 S. Navy Regton NW, The Public Addrtional Grantee on page Legal Descript�on (abbreviated form, i e Plat name, lot, block, sect�on, townsh�p, range, quarter/quarter) Assessor's Property Tax Parcel/Account Number am requesting an emergency nonstandard recording for an add�t�onal fee of $50 00 as proved m RCW 36 18 010 I understand that the recording processmg requirements may cover up or otherw�se obsc,ure some part of the text of the ortgmal doc,ument I, S�gnature TECHNICAL RESCUE MUTUAL AID INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Summarv for Recorder's Use (RCW 65.04.045): 1 Reference Number of documents being assigned or released Not Appl�cable 2 Grantors: 1 Bremerton Ftre Department, 2 North K�tsap Fire & Rescue, 3 Central Kitsap F�re & Rescue, 4 South K�tsap Fire & Rescue, 5 Bainbr�dge Island Fire Department, 6 Poulsbo Fire Distnct l8, 3 Grantees: 1 Bremerton F�re Department, 2 North Kitsap Fire & Rescue, 3 Central Krtsap Ftre & Rescue, 4 South K�tsap F�re & Rescue, 5 Ba�nbr�dge Island F�re Department, 6 Poulsbo F�re D�str�ct 18, 7 Navy Region Northwest, 8 The Public 4 Summary Legal Descr�ption Not Appl�cable 5 Assessor's Property Tax Parcel Account Number(s): Not Applicable. THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ("Agreement" is entered mto as of the day of , 2010, among the followmg governmental entities, acting pursuant to the authorrty provided by Washmgton State's Interlocal Cooperative Act, Chapter 39 34 RCW the City of Bremerton Fire Department, North Kitsap Fire and Rescue; Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue; South Kitsap Fire and Rescue; Bainbridge Island Fire Department; Poulsbo Fire District 18, (heremafter also generically referred to collectively as "Fire Departments" or "Member Agencies", and smgularly as "Fire Department" or "Member Agency") Each Member Agency named herem constitutes a Washington State mumcipal corporation All Member Agencies are "Public Agencies" as defined m RCW 39 34 020(1) Washmgton State's Interlocal Cooperative Act encourages local government umts to enter mto agreements with one another on a basis of mutual advantage m order to make the most efficient use of their resources for the benefit of their respective citizens This Agreement seeks to provide each Member Agency the benefits of mutual and automatic aid from the other Member Agencies m respondmg to mcidents that require techmcal rescue skills to the end that each Member Agency's citizens may be provided with combmed Member Agency expertise m such matters 032510 TECHNICAL RESCUE MUTUAL AID INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Page 1 of 13 � NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the foregotng recitals and the promises and covenants of the Member Agencies, they agree as follows 1. Puraose. The purpose of this Agreement is to provide a means for the Member Agencies, under certam circumstances, to collaborate and combme their techmcal rescue resources mutually and reciprocally m the form of personnel and equipment to respond to mcidents withm a Member Agency's service area that involve rescues requinng techmcal skills, such as trench rescue, confined space rescue, rope rescue, structural collapse rescue, and other rescue situations, for which personnel have been specially tramed Nothing m this Agreement is mtended to override or replace m any fashion the power and authority of the Krtsap County Sheriffs Office with respect to search and rescue activities described in RCW 38 52 400 Similarly, the Member Agencies recogmze the authonty of the Kitsap County Sheriffs Off'ice with respect to water rescue and the regulation of watercraft 2. Technical Rescue Personnel Techmcal rescue personnel are defined as those mdividuals assigned by Member Agencies to tram and respond to, as part of a consolidated response effort, to rescue mcidents identified herem withm the Member Agency service areas 3. Lead Asencv Bambridge Island Fue Department ("BIFD") shall serve as the Lead Agency in admmistering this Agreement It shall assess an annual mamtenance�fee (which fee shall be determmed yearly by the KCFCA Executive Board as heremafter set forth) equally among the Member Agencies to pay for all costs incurred in unplementing this Agreement, includmg but not limited to expenses coveruig �omt trammg exercises, materials, supplies, and equipment used by the rescue team(s) It shall mamtain these funds m a segregated "Techmcal Rescue Mutual Aid Account" and shall mamtam an iteiruzed accountmg of all momes deposrted into this account and all momes paid from it The Lead Agency agrees not to charge an adrrumstrative fee and shall retam the right to bill for mcurred cost for the services rt provides under this Agreement BIFD may be replaced as the Lead Agency by the KCFCA Executive Board as hereinafter set forth 4. Effectiveness / Termination This Agreement shall be effective when fully executed by all Member Agencies who are listed as signatory hereto and upon its filmg with the Kitsap County Auditor as provided m RCW 39 34 040, and shall remam m effect on a year-to-year basis until termmated by the mutual written consent of all Mutual Agencies If a Member Agency or Agencies termmates its/the�r participation hereunder, nevertheless, this Agreement shall remam m effect as to those remainmg Member Agencies 032510 TECHNICAL RESCUE MUTUAL AID INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Page 2 of 13 5. Termination of A Member Agencv's Participation A Member Agency may termmate its participation under this Agreement by first providing 30 days advance written notice to the Lead Agency of its mtent to termmate its participation hereunder as of a date certam set forth in its notice, which date certam shall be the last day of a calendar month Provided, however, before a Member Agency may termmate its participation hereunder, it must first pay all its obligations due hereunder to the date of termmation If a Member Agency termmates tts participation prior to the end of a calendar year, that portion of its mamtenance fee paid for that year that has not yet been utilized to pay expenses m the implementation of this Agreement, as determmed by the Lead Agency, shall be returned to it withm 60 days of its termination date 6. Operational Guidance- Kitsaa Countv Ouerations Chiefs A. Onerations Board / Duties The Kitsap County Operations Chiefs, a Division of the Kitsap County F�re Chiefs Association ("KCFCA") , shall serve as an Operations Board, responsible for operational guidance and issues involved in the unplementation of this Agreement B. Meetings The Operations Board shall meet at those times as rt shall determine so the terms of this Agreement may be effectively implemented C. Duties / Admittance of New Member Agencies / Member Asencv Sunport The Operations Board shall review, make changes to as deemed necessary, and approve, the annual budget presented to it by the Lead Agency The Operations Boazd may also establish (and disband) commrttees, as rt deems appropnate from tune to time, and provide any other guidance to the Lead Agency andlor Member Agencies reasonably requ�red to adequately admiruster and implement this Agreement, mcluding the ability to allow addrtional governmental entities to become a Member Agency to this Agreement upon its agreemg to all terms hereof Any governmental agency admrtted as a new Member Agency hereunder shall sign an agreement under which it agrees to be bound by all terms of this Agreement Adriuttance of the governmental agency as a Member Agency hereunder shall then occur when the Operations Board approves the same Each Member Agency shall provide ongoing support to the goals of this Agreement by providmg knowledgeable representatives to attend scheduled committee meenngs and perform assigned committee work m a timely fashion 7. Responsibilitv for Dav-to-Dav Operations / Policv Board The Lead Agency shall be the admimstrative authonty charged with managmg the day-to-day operations conducted pursuant to this Agreement The KCFCA Executive Board shall serve as Policy Board under this Agreement The Policy Board shall be responsible for formulating goals, policy, procedures, establishmg annual budgets, and acquirmg, holdmg, and disposing of any real or personal property purchased to implement this Agreement In performing rts duties hereunder, the Policy Boazd shall meet at least annually, and more frequently as it shall determine The Policy Board shall determme the annual mamtenance fee charged to each Member Agency o3zsio TECHNICAL RESCUE MUTUAL AID INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Page 3 of 13 Each Member Agency agrees to remit its annual mamtenance fee to the Lead Agency w�thin sixty (60) days after receipt of such billmg Initially the annual mamtenance fee charged to each Member Agency shall be $2,500 00, and shall be due dunng the second quarter of each year The Policy Board, with cause, shall also have the right at any time to replace BIFD as the Lead Agency with another Member Agency who shall then assume the duties placed upon the Lead Agency hereunder 8. Governing Authoritv The Agreement seeks to set forth the authority of the three entities m charge of providmg guidance, administration, and decisions under this Agreement, to wit the Kitsap County Fire Chief's Executive Board ("Policy Board"), the Krtsap County Operations Chiefs, and the Lead Agency In the event a dispute shall ever arise as to which of these three entities is answerable to whom, or what authonty one of them possesses, all said disputes shall be resolved by the Krtsap County Fire Chief's Executive Board ("Policy Board") 9. Member Agencv Duties On a continual basis, each Member Agency agrees to provide a mmimum of one, but preferably three, personnel qualified to, or who will become qualified to, the technician level m the rescue disciplmes of trench rescue, rope rescue, conf'med space rescue, and structural collapse rescue At a rrununum, all qualifications shall be based on, and mamtauled, in accordance with NFPA 1006 entrtled, "Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications" (most current edrtion) 10. Standard Deliverv of Services Upon request being made by a representative of a Member Agency ("requesting Member Agency") for any of the resources identified m section 1 hereof from another Member Agency ("respondmg Member Agency"), resources will be dispatched from the respondmg Member Agency m accordance with the request, sub�ect however to the response limitations set forth herem, to that location within the requestmg Member Agency's service area as requested 11. Resaonding Agencv Disaatch Conditions The dispatch of equipment and personnel by a respondmg Member Agency shall be sub�ect to the followmg conditions A. Rendering of Aid Not Mandatorv The rendering of assistance under this Agreement shall not be mandatory, but the Member Agency receivmg a request to respond shall inform the requesting Member Agency as soon as reasonably possible, if for any reason the requested assistance will not be provided The officer m charge of a respondmg Member Agency shall have the right to determine the ability and priority of providing assistance under this Agreement should his/her Fire Department already be committed to an emergency withm its service area requirmg the said resources and/or personnel requested by the requestmg Member Agency B. Information Accomaanving Request / Use of ICS Any request for aid hereunder shall mclude a statement of the amount and type of equipment and personnel sought, and shall specify the location where the equipment and personnel are to be dispatched Provided, however, under all circumstances, the amount and type of equipment, and the number and type of personnel to be furnished, shall be determmed by the respondmg Member Agency's representative 032510 TECHNICAL RESCUE MUTUAL AID INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Page 4 of 13 � Each Member Agency shall use the Incident Command System ("ICS") for all mutual and automatic responses, and shall establish and mamtam dispatch run cards personal to that Member Agency at CENCOM to reflect the response obligations established in this Agreement C. Reporting Repuirements at Incident The respondmg Member Agency shall report to the officer m charge of the requestmg Member Agency at the location where the equipment and personnel are dispatched, and shall be sub�ect to the orders of that official Provided, however, the officer m charge of a responding Member Agency may, in the exercise of his/her best Judgment and discretion, refuse to commit personnel, equipment, or both, to a position or task that he/she determmes possesses the reasonable potential to unreasonably imperil his/her Fire Department's personnel and/or equipment D. Requesting A�encv Incident Release A respondmg Member Agency shall be released by the requestmg Member Agency when its services are no longer reasonably required, or when the respondmg Member Agency must respond into its own service area E. Patient Transnort Rates Emergency medical patients requirmg transport to a medical facility for contmued medical care shall be billed for the transport services provided, by the Member Agency providmg the transport, at the established rate of such transportmg Member Agency 12. Technical Rescue Services Provided to Non-Member Aeencies Once this Agreement is �n effect, and the Member Agencies are providmg technical rescue response to one another, they may begin providulg techmcal rescue services to non-member mumcipal agencies Provided, however, such services shall only be provided, and techmcal rescue personnel deployed, to such mumcipal agencies having an agreement in effect with the Lead Agency for such services, except as heremafter permitted Non-member murucipal agencies shall be charged reasonable fees and charges in accordance wrth the most current schedule of charges adopted by the Washington F�re Chiefs Association for such rescue services All funds received for services rendered to non member agencies shall be paid to the Member Agency(s) performing the said services Each Member Agency shall determine its willmgness and level of commrtment to make its equipment and personnel available to a non-member murucipal agency Each Member Agency also reserves the right to enter mto a separate techmcal rescue agreement with a non-member agency so long as its services provided to such non-member agency do not take precedence over the exchange of services and equipment among Member Agencies provided herem 032510 TECHNICAL RESCUE M�'TUAL AID INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Page 5 of 13 13. Indemnification. Limitation of Liabititv. and Insurance Each Member Agency shall, at all t�mes, be solely and exclusively responsible for the acts or failure to act of its personnel that occur or arise in any way out of the performance of this Agreement Each Member Agency's personnel shall be under the employment of its Fire Department for purposes of any m�ury, loss, claim, damage or liability arising out of or related to this Agreement Each Member Agency further agrees to hold harmless, defend, and mdemnify, the other Member Agencies and their personnel from all costs, expenses, losses, and damages, mcludmg cost of defense mcurred as a result of any acts or omissions of the pertinent actmg or non-acting Member Agency or its personnel relatmg ta its performance or wrongful non-performance under this Agreement Each Member Agency shall provide to all other Agencies, information regardmg its personal m�ury, property damage, and other msurance pertment to this Agreement, in the form of a Certificate of Coverage, that demonstrates good and adequate coverage for all its reasonably foreseeable activities hereunder 14 Termination of Prior Agreements. This Agreement supersedes and replaces all prior agreements between the Member Agencies relating to or touchmg upon the matters contained herem 15. Comalete Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the full and complete agreement of the Member Agencies as to the matters contamed herem No other verbal or pnor written understandmgs shall be provided with any legal effect whatsoever Any amendments hereto shall be m writmg and signed by all Member Agencies 16. Comaensation. No respondmg Agency shall seek or be entitled to compensation for services rendered under this Agreement from any requesting Member Agency, except as provided m 44 CFR, Part 151, "REIMBURSEMENT FOR COST OF FIREFIGHTING ON FEDERAL PROPERTY" As herembefore set forth, however, Member Agencies providmg rescue services to non-member agencies shall be entitled to compensation for their services from such non-member agencies as herein set forth 17 Execution in Counteruarts This Agreement may be simultaneously executed m several counterparts, each of which shall be an onginal and all of which shall constitute but one and the same mstrument 18. Aereement to be Filed with Countv Auditor Pursuant to RCW 39 34 040, this Interlocal Agreement shall be filed by the Lead Agency with the Kitsap County Auditor as soon as reasonably practical after its execution Thereafter, conformed copies, as to the date of filing and file number, shall be supplied by the Lead Agency to each Member Agency 032510 TECHNICAL RESCUE MUTUAL AID INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Page 6 of 13 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the duly authorized representatives for each Agency have signed this Agreement to evidence their respective Agency's consent to all terms hereof (Signing Agency signatures on subsequent pages) 032510 TECHNICAL RESCUE MUTUAL AID INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Page 7 of 13 � CITY OF BREMERTON � � �� i � � � ' '� . � ATTESTED TO b � Y � CAROL GEN, Ci Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM : L �� -'� VICH, Crty Attorney 032510 TECHNICAL RESCUE Date of Sigmng �— � � - '�b � �3 MUTUAL AID INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Page�of �-2' BAINBRIDGE ISLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT � � /^ � � -, � by Date of Signing• � AVID COATSW RTH Board Chair by Date of Signing: MAUREEN HALLIGAN Comm�ssioner b 1� , SCOTT ISEN AN Commissioner Date of Signing — � �� U by `� � PA BANG-KNUDSEN Commissio�r by �LEN TYRR� Commissio Atte: by District Secretary o�zsio TECHNICAL RESCUE MUTUAL AID INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Date of Signing � � 7' �� Date of Signing�� ! � Page 9 of 13 CENTRAL KITSAP FIRE & RESCUE �� `� (� �-� by. � BOB MUHLEMAN Board Chair � ,� .��, � ; O Date of Signing by. 'Q-�1. �1�c-c�G�t-�--c� KEN ERICKSON Commissioner Date of Signing• 7 � / 0 b Date of Signing 1/� /O RALPH R GERS Commis ner by by Attest . by RICHA D GROSS District Secretary 032510 TECHNICAL RESCUE MUTUAL AID INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Date of Signing• 1 l0 Date of Signmg� 7' � L' �° Page 10 of 13 + c MIC McKI EY Co missioner KITSAP COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT 18 , . ��1� ' � � :�,►'.�_'`� ' �� ' � :.. . by by Date of Signing ' Date of Signing � � Date of Signing � �'� �� by Date of Signing � �C�/ a by Date of Signing °� � � �� MART SULLIVAN Commissioner Attest � P ' � \ by LISE ALKIRE District Secretary 032510 TECHNICAL RESCUE MUTUAL AID INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Page 11 of �/3 / �'� ' .� ��. . . , � !/.�r'li�l'� .- . , ". • .- NORTH KITSAP FIRE & RESCUE by. � � TEPHEN NEUPERT Board Chair Date of Signing �� `/�� U � / bY" - Date of Signing � i 2 c�� FERNAND S SA Commissioner bY Date of Signing � /� .Z�/o WILSON STEWART Commissioner bY ~ Date of Signing (� `�y "�l v LLIAN GR O ` Commissioner by AYRICK EAR N Commissioner Attest by CINDY M N District Secretary 032510 TECHNICAL RESCUE Date of Signing [� � ��{ � Z%/v MUTUAL AID INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Page 12 of �4 !3 SOUTH KITSAP FIRE & RESCUE bY � c �1 ��.��- GERALD PREUSS Board Chair b (` � �. l�� DARLA HARTLEY Commissioner by DUSTY WIL� Commissioner by �� PAUL GOLNIK Commissioner /� by '�, -- DAVE LSLEICHTER Commissioner Attest Date of Signing 7 S/� Date of Sigmng � � � � � � Date of Sigmng. ' ' Date of Signing 7� �-�� Date of Sigmng � �� g�� d ' � f�j �� by RICHARD GROSS District Secretary 032510 TECHNICAL RESCUE MUTUAL AID INTERL,OCAL AGREEMENT Page 13 of �' �3