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Home My WebLink About5479Contract Number: Vendor: Subject: Department: File Class: Begin Date: End Date: Review Date: Vault Date: Comments: 5479 CLALLAM CO, JEFFERSON CO KITSAP CO ILA - Fire Services Fire LEG 12-1 4/1/2015 1/1/2020 �� AGENDA BILL CITY OF BREMERTON CITY COUNCIL SUBJECT: Master lnterlocal Agreement Clallam County, Jefferson County and Kitsap County for Fire Services Study Session Date: COUNCIL MEETING Date: Department: Presenter: Phone: March 25, 2015 April 1, 2015 Fire AI Duke, Fire Chief (360) 473-5380 SUMMARY: This is a three way mutual aid agreement between the fire departments/districts in Clallam County, Jefferson County and Kitsap County. Currently there are no mutual aid agreements outside of Kitsap County and this interlocal agreement will allow fire departments/districts who sign the agreement to cross county lines. The entity will determine at the time of request, whether or not they have the equipment and/or personnel to respond. Each party will not seek compensation or reimbursement. ATTACHMENTS: Master Interlocal Agreement between Clallam County, Jefferson County and Kitsap County for Fire Services � FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): None STUDY SESSION AGENDA: 0 No Presentation ❑ Full Presentation STUDY SESSION ACTION: � Consent Agenda ❑ General Business ❑ Public Hearing RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to approve the Master Interlocal Agreement between Clallam County, Jefferson County and Kitsap County for Fire Services; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. COUNCIL ACTION: [v]�Approve ❑ Deny ❑ Table ❑ Continue ❑ No Action Form Updated 01/25/13 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT CLALLAM COUNTY, JEFFERSON COUNTY, AND KITSAP COUNTY FIRE SERVICES Participattng Agencies: Clallam Countv Fire Districts #1 Forks #2 Port Angeles #3 Sequim �4 Joyce #5 Clallam Bay/Sekiu #6 Three Rlvers lefferson Countv Fire Districts #i East Jefferson #2 Quilcene #3 Port Ludlow #i4 Brinnon #5 Discovery Bay Kitsap Countv Fire A�encies Central Kitsap F1re and Rescue South Kitsap Fire and Rescue North Kitsap Ftre and Rescue Fire District #18 Poulsbo iVIAS1'�R INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT CI.ALLAM COUNTY, JEFFERSON COUNTY, AND KITSAP COUNTY FIRE SERVICES This agreement is entered into and between all parties who have executed this agreement as signatory parties thereto, including but not limited to Fire Districts, City and Town fire departments, and military fire departments. The express purpose of this Mutual Aid Agreement is to facilitate the provision of aid across county lines, mutually and reciprocally, within the counties of Clallam, Jefferson, and Kitsap. This agreement is entered into under the authority of Chapter 39.34 RCW, known as the Interlocal Cooperation Act and 42 USC 1856a. Recitals A. Each of the parties owns and maintains equipment for the suppression of fires, for the supplying of emergency medical services and other fire service special resources. Each of the parties also retains firefighting personnel who are trained to provide various levels of emergency medical services. B. In the event of a major fire, disaster, or other emergency, each of the parties will need the assistance of the other party to provide supplemental fire suppression and emergency medical service equipment and personnel. C. Each of the parties has the necessary equipment and personnel to enable it to provide such service to the other party in the event of such an emergency. D. The geographical boundaries of each party are located in such a manner as to enable each party to render mutual aid service to the other. The parties, to carry out the purposes and functions described above and in consideration of the benefits to be received by each of the parties, agree as follows: 1. Request for Assistance. The commanding officer of the fire jurisdiction or the officer in charge of a fire unit or an emergency medical service unit at the scene of an emergency, or either party, is authorized to request assistance from the other party if confronted with an emergency situation at which the requesting party has need for equipment or personnel in excess of that available at the requesting party's fire department. 2. Response to Request. Upon receipt of such a request, the commanding officer of the party receiving the request shall immediately take the following action: MASTER INTERLCAL AGREEMENT CLALLAM COUNTY JEFFERSON COUNTY, AND KITSAP COUNTY FIRE SERVICES a. Determine if the responding party has equipment and personnel available to respond to the requesting party and determine the nature of the equipment and number of personnel available. b. Determine what available equipment and what available personnel should be dispatched in accordance with the operating plans and procedures established by the parties. c. In the event the needed equipment and personnel are available, to dispatch such equipment and personnel to the scene of the emergency with proper operating instructions. d. In the event the needed equipment and personnel are not available, to imm�diately advise the requesting party of such fact. 3. Command Responsibility at Emergency Scene. The chief officer or senior officer of the party to which the response is made shall be in command of the operations under which the equipment and personnel sent by the responding party shall serve; provided that the responding equipment and personnel shall be under the immediate supervision of the officer in charge of the responding apparatus. 4. Termination of Service. The equipment and personnel of the responding party shall be released from service and returned to the responding district by the commanding officer in charge of the operations as soon as conditions may warrant. 5. Liability. Each party agrees to assume responsibility for all liabilities that occur or arise in any way out of the performance of this agreement by its personnel only and to save and hold the other party, its employees and officials, harmless from all costs, expenses, losses and damages, including cost of defense, incurred as a result of any acts or omissions of the party's employees relating to the performance of this agreement. 6. Insurance. Each party agrees to maintain adequate insurance coverage for its own equipment and personnel. 7. Compensation. Each party agrees that it will not seek compensation or reimbursement for services rendered under this agreement from the other party requesting assistance. 8. Property. The parties will not jointly acquire any property, either real or personal, in carrying out the terms of the agreement. No joint financial accounts or arrangements shall be established, and no joint budget shall be maintained. 9. Pre-Emergency Planning. The commanding officers of the parties shall, from time to time, mutually establish pre-emergency plans which shall indicate the types of locations of potential problem areas where emergency assistance may be needed, the type of equipment that should be dispatched under various possible circumstances and the number of personnel that should be dispatched under Page 2 of 4 MASTER INTERLCAL AGREEMENT CLALIAM COUNTY JEFFERSON COUNTY, AND KITSAP COUNTY FIRE SERVICES such circumstances. Such plans shail take into consideration and insure the proper protection by the responding party of its own geographical area. 10. Management of Agreement. The parties will not establish any separate legal or administrative entity to manage the duties of each under this Agreement. The Fire Chiefs of each participating agency shalf jointly administer this Agreement. -11. Non-Exclusive Agreement. The parties to this agreement shall not be precluded from entering into similar agreements or first response agreements with other municipal corporations. 12. Termination. This agreement shall remain in full force and effect unless and until terminated, or until a party or parties withdraw, as follows: a. Written notice shall be served by any party hereto upon the other party or parties of its intention to withdraw from the agreement. Such notice shall be served not less than thirty days prior to the withdrawal date set forth therein and a copy shall be forwarded to each party signatory hereto. Said notice shall automatically terminate the agreement as to the withdrawing party on the date set out unless rescinded prior thereto in writing. b. Such withdrawal shall not affect the continuation of the agreement as to any party not indicating an intention to withdraw as provided herein. c. Withdrawal or termination shall not preclude future agreements for mutual aid between the parties. 13. Duration. The duration of this agreement shall be for one year commencing from the date of signing of not less than two counterpart originals, provided that the agreement shall be automatically continued from year to year unless terminated as provided above. � 14. Agreement to be filed with the County Auditor. Pursuant to RCW 39.34.040, this Interlocal Agreement shall be filed with each party's County Auditor by each party, as soon as reasonably practical after all parties have duly executed it. The filing party shall thereafter provide a fully conformed filed copy to all other parties. Page 3 of 4 MASTER INTERLCAL AGREEMENT CLALLAM COUNTY 1EFFER50N COUNTY, AND KITSAP COUNTY FIRE SERVICES ItV WITNESS WHEREOF the duly authorized representatives for each Agency have signed this Agreement to evidence their respective Agency's consent to all terms hereof: CITY OF BREMERTON by: � Mayor Date of Signing: �� `� APPROVED AS TO fORM: by: � / r ROGER LUBOVIC , City Attorney ATTESTED T0: � by: f <� Date of Signing: ' / � �J SHANON CORIN, Bremerton City Clerk � Date: � I /� Page 4 of 4