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2475
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT #7
Medical Response - Mutual Aid
Fire
LEG 12-1
04/01/1984
06/15/2010
Review date for tracking only
AR[ AN;i)[ RSON
I~,.Ir. ~e, MAYOR MORRIE DAWKINS
P}III DROtJIN
sl.~c~ R ,~ORNI~.~; MEDICAL RESPONSE
~),~,~a~ ~, MU'IUAL AID A~R~%MENT
THIS ~ is entered into this 30thday of April , 1984,
among and between the undersigned parties for the purpose of securing to
each the benefits of mutual assistance in the preservation of hulr~n life,
through advanced life support.
WHEREAS, it is necessary and proper that a Mutual Aid Agreement be
entered into by the undersigned for the mutual protection of life.
IT IS AG~I~ THAT:
1. Upon request by a representative of either of the undersigned medical
organizat_tons to a representative of the other undersigned medical orgranizations,
the nleclical organization receiving s~ch request shall p&~,~ly dispatch r~edical
equi~aent and personnel to any point within the agreed-upon area.
2. Any dispatch of equi~raen% and personnel pursuant ~o this agreement
is s~bject to t21e following conditioBs:
a. Any request for medical aid under this agrm~m~en% shall include
a statl~ent of the amount and type of equiFment and number of personnel
requested and shall specify the location to which the eqlliilnent and
personnel are to be dispatched, but the medical officer in charge of the
undersigned medical organizations shall have the right to determine
priority for providing advance life supporg services under this agre~r~nt
should their medical deparht~nts already be cammit%ed to ~nergencies within
their jurisdictions.
b. %he responding organization shall report to the location to which
the equiixaent and personnel ame dispatched and if the medical officer in
the area where such ~nergency occurs shall not have arrived at the scene,
the medical officer of the responding 0rganizagi0n shall be in ommand of
th~ emergency until t2qe arrival of a medical officer of the organization
requesting aid and during such tin~ shall exercise all lawful authority
of such area.
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Pb~E 2 - MEDICAL RESPONSE, MU~JAL AID AG~k~qENT
c. A responding organization shall be released by the requesting
organization when the services of the responding organization are no
longer required or when the responding organization is needed within
the area for which it non,ally provides medical protection, t~call o£
men and/or equilx~ent may be affected by the District furnishing aid when
such men and/or equilm~nt are needed within its c~a% District boundaries.
However, such recall shall not be made without first giving notice to the
officer in charge of the "hcme" District.
3. Each party to this agr~=~m~-nt waives all claims against every other
party to this agre(~ent for cc~pensation for any loss, damage, personal injury
or death occurring as a consequence of the performance of this agreement.
4. No party to this agreement shall be reimbursed by any other party to
tb/s agreement for any cost incurred in the performance of this agreement unless
otherwise agreed upon.
5. The signators to this a~t may agree to cooperate in setting up
a move-up and dispatching proce~3~e through their respective medical organizations.
6. The Fire Chiefs of the undersigned organizations may mutually establish
areas for which mutual aid shall be accomplished. Mutual Aid shall be the auto-
matic dispatch of men and equipment into the agreed upon areas upon receipt of
an ~ergency alarm within said area. Such dispatch may be without request of the
organization normally providing meclical aid to the area.
7. Minimum requir~aents of personnel and equil~0ent to be maintained by any
party to this agreement shall be determined by the Fire Chiefs of the parties
to this a~t.
8. This agreement shall become effective at the time of adoption of this
agre~aent among and between those parties so adopting it, and all prior agree-
ments bewtwen those parties adopting this agreement shall ~ermJ_nate at that time.
IN WI~SS WHeReOF, the par~-tes un~=rsigned, pursuant to ordinances or
resolutions duly and regularly adopted, have caused this agre(a~ent to be signed
and attested by the officers shown and the corporate seal of each such party to
be hereunto affixed on the day and year hereinabove first written.
This ~ 0 day of ~ , 1984.
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KITSAP COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT #7 CITY OF BREMERTON
SEAL SEAL
MUTUAL RESPONSE
AND/OR
MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this day of _____, 19__,
among and between the undersigned parties for the purpose of securing to
each the benefits of mutual assistance in the suppression, control and
extinguishment of fire to protect life and property.
WHERE, it is necessary and proper that a Mutual Response Agreement
be entered into by the undersigned for the mutual protection of life and
property:
IT IS AGREED THAT:
1. Upon request by a representative of either of the undersigned
fire organizations to a representative of the other of the undersigned
fire organizations, the fire organization receiving such request shall
promptly dispatch firefighting equipment and personnel to any point with-
in the agreed-upon area.
2. Any dispatch of equipment and personnel pursuant to this agree-
ment is subject to the following conditions:
a. Any request for aid under this agreement for other than
mutual response shall include a statement of the amount
and type of equipment and number of personnel requested
arid shall specify the location to which the equipment
and personnel are to be dispatched, but the fire chiefs
in charge of the undersigned fire organizations shall
have the right to determine priority for providing fire
suppression services under this agreement should their
fire departments already be committed to emergencies
within their fire fighting jurisdictions or under other
fire suppression agreements.
b. The responding organization shall report to the officer
in charge of the requesting organization at the location
to which the equipment and personnel are dispatched and
sha].l be subject to the orders of that official; provided,
however, that if the chief or officer commanding fire
fighting in the area where such fire occurs shall not
arrived at the fire, the officer in charge of the respond-
ing organization shall be in command of the fire until
the arrival of the chief or officer of the organization
requesting aid and during such time shall exercise all
lawful authority of the chief of such area.
c. The officer in charge of the responding organization
may, in the exercise of his best judgement and discretion,
refuse to commit men or equipment to a position which
would dangerously imperil either his men or equipment.
d. A responding organization shall be released by the
requesting organization when the services of the
responding organization are no longer required or
when the responding organization is needed within
the area for which it normally provides fire protec-
tion. Recall of men and/or equipment may be affected
by the District furnishing aid when such men and/or
equipment are needed within its own District bound-
aries for fire protection or fire fighting purposes;
provided, however, such recall shall not be made with-
out first giving no~ice to the officer in charge of
the "home" District.
3. Each party to this agreement waives all claims against
every other party to this agreement for any loss, damage, personal
injury or death or death occuring as a consequence of the performance
of this agreement.
4. No party to this agreement shall be reimbursed by any
other party to this agreement for any cost incurred in the perfor-
mance of this agreement unless otherwise agreed upon.
5. The signators to this agreement may agree to cooperate in
setting up a move-up and dispatching procedure through their res-
pective fire organizations.
6. The fire chiefs of the undersigned organizations may
mutually establish areas for which mutual response shall be accom-
plished. Mutual response shall-be the automatic dispatch of men
and equipment into the agreed upon areas receipt of an emergency
alarm within said area. Such dispatch shall be without request of
the organization normally providing fire suppression to the area.
See Exhibit A.
7. Minimum requirements of personnel and equipment to be
maintained by any party to this agreement shall be determined by
the fire chiefs of the parties to this agreement, designated as
the Boards of Directors, and failure to meet these requirements
by any party shall be the basis for i~]tediate cancellation of this
agreement by the other parties to this agreement, acting through
the Board, with that party. Such non-complying party may appear
before the Board for the purpose of presenting tis case at the
time such action is to be taken. See Exhibit B.
8. This agreement is in lieu of all previous mutual assistance
agreements among and between the parties hereto, and shall become
effective at the time of adoption of this agreement among and between
those parties so adopting it, and all prior agreements between those
parties adopting this agreement shall ter~inate at that time.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties undersigned, pursuant to
ordinances or resolutions duly and regularly adopted, have caused
this agreement to be signed and attested by the officers shown and
the corporate seal of each such party to be hereunto affixed on the
day and year hereinabove first written.
This ~ day of _ ~__,1982.
· R ----' MAYOR ~
~-'C~MM.ISSIONER ~
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK, KATHLEEN MANDIO