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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3944 Contract Number~ Vendor~ Subject~ Department~ File Class~ Begin Date~ End Date~ Review Date~ , Vault Date, Comments~ 3944 PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD/NAVAL HOSPITAL Mutual Aid Fire LEG 12-1 09/15/1998 08/16/2001 02/15/2009 01/01/2009 Superceded by #4251 MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT BETWEEN PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD NAVAL HOSPITAL, BREMERTON, AND CITY OF BRE}4ERTON This agreement made and entered into this /~-~4_/ day offs3 199~, by and between the Commanding Officer, Puget Sound Na Shipyard, the Commanding Officer, Naval Hospital Bremerton and the City of Bremerton. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, each of the parties hereto maintains equipment and personnel for the suppression of fires within its own jurisdiction and areas, and WHERF_~%~ the parties hereto desire to augment the fire protection available in their respective areas, and WHEREAS, the lands or districts of the parties hereto are adjacent or contiguous so that mutual assistance in a fire emergency is deemed feasible, and WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Navy Department and of municipalities or other districts and of their governing bodies to conclude such agreements wherever practicable, and WHEREAS, it is mutually deemed sound, desirable, practicable, and beneficial for the parties to this agreement to render assistance to one another in accordance with these terms: THEREFORE BE IT AGREED THAT: 1. The rendering of assistance under the terms of this agreement shall be accomplished in accordance with detailed plans and procedures of operations drawn and agreed to by the technical heads of the Fire Departments involved. 2. Whenever the Fire Department is automatically dispatched for mutual aid on first alarms, as the closest resource available, the senior officer on duty at the Fire Department receiving the request shall take the following action: a. Immediately determine if the requested apparatus and personnel are available to respond to the call. b. In accordance with the terms of this agreement, forthwith dispatch such apparatus and personnel as in the judgment of the senior officer receiving the call should be sent, with instructions as to their mission. 3. Any dispatch of equipment and personnel pursuant to this agreement is subject to the following conditions: a. Any request for assistance under this agreement shall include a statement of the amount and type of equipment and number of personnel requested and shall specify the location to which the equipment and personnel are to be dispatched. b. The Fire Chiefs in charge of the undersigned agencies shall have the right to determine priority to providing assistance under this agreement should their organizations already be committed to emergencies within their jurisdiction or under other assistance agreements. c. The team leader from 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 shall be subject to the orders of that official; provided, however, that if the chief or officer-in-charge of activities in the area which such incident occurs shall not have arrived at the fire or incident, the officer-in-charge of the responding organization shall be in command of the fire or incident until the arrival of the chief or officer-in-charge of the organization requesting assistance and during such time shall exercise all lawful authority of the chief or officer-in-charge of such area. d. The technical head of the agency requesting service shall assume full charge of the operations, but if he specifically requests a senior officer of an organization furnishing assistance to assume command, he shall not, by relinquishing co--and, be relieved of his responsibility for the operation; provided that the apparatus, personnel, and equipment of the agency rendering assistance shall be under the immediate supervision of and shall be in the immediate responsibility of the senior officer of the organization rendering assistance. e. The officer-in-charge of the responding organization may, in the exercise of his best judgment and discretion, refuse to co,it personnel or equipment to a position which would dangerously imperil either his equipment or personnel. f. 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 2 provides fire suppression. Recall of personnel and/or equipment may be effected by the organization furnishing assistance when such personnel and/or equipment are needed within its own district/organizational boundaries for fire protection of fire fighting purposes; provided, however, such recall shall not be made without first giving notice to the officer-in-charge. 4. The rendering of assistance under the terms of this agreement shall not be mandatory, but the party receiving the request for assistance shall immediately inform the requesting service, if, for any reason, assistance cannot be rendered. 5. The parties waive all claims against every other party for co~mpensation for any loss, damage, personnel injury, or death occurring as a consequence of the performance of this agreement. 6. All services performed under this agreement should be rendered without reimbursement of either party or parties, except that the City of Bremerton shall be entitled to seek reimbursement pursuant to the Section 11 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2210) and Federal Regulations issued thereunder (title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 151) for all or any direct expenses and losses (additional fire fighting costs over and above normal operating costs) incurred in fighting fires on property under the jurisdiction of the United States. 7. The various officers and personnel of the fire departments of both parties to this agreement are invited and encouraged, on a reciprocal basis, to frequently visit each other's activities for guided familiarization tours consistent with local security requirements and, as feasible, to jointly conduct pre-fire planning, drills and training. 8. The technical heads of the fire departments parties to this agreement are authorized and directed to meet and draft any detailed plans and procedures of operation necessary to effectively implement this agreement. Such plans and procedures shall become effective upon ratification by the signatory parties, and shall be enclosed as appendices to this agreement. 9. This agreement shall become effective upon the date hereof and shall remain in full force and effect until canceled by mutual agreement of the parties hereto or by written notice by one party to the other party, with 60-days notice of said cancellation. This agreement shall be reviewed at approximately two (2) year intervals. 10. This agreement is in lieu of all previous Mutual Aid Assistance Agreements between the parties hereto, and shall 3 become effective at the time of adoption of this agreement between those parties so adopting it, and all prior agreements between those parties adopting this agreement shall terminate at that time. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agreement. D.'BAUGH, CAPT,~SN J USN Shipyard Command%r Commanding Officer Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Naval Hospital, Bremerton LYNN HORTON Mayor City of Bremerton, Washington ATTESTED TO FORM/LEGALI~ · ~'~Eb~A M~LANCA,'City Attorney City of Bremerton APPENDIX I I~3TUAL AID RESPONSE PLAN FOR PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD NAVAL HOSPITAL BREMERTON CITY OF BREMERTON Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Naval Hospital, Bremerton, and the City of Bremerton will provide, commensurate with the availability of resources (personnel, funds, equipment, and materials), mutual aid support identified below: Fire Provide fire suppression Provide fire suppression Suppression services when automatically services when automatically dispatched by CENCOM for dispatched to Puget Sound preassigned alarm response !Naval Shipyard or Naval plans. Fire suppression Hospital Bremerton and all services will be limited to other areas assigned, for the preservation of life and all preassigned alarm property loss. The area of response plans and/or when responsibility will be within requested. specified areas within the geographic parameters of the City of Bremerton. Motor Vehicle Respond to motor vehicle Respond automatically to Accident/Rescue accidents for the purpose of motor vehicle accidents that rendering medical aid and may occur on Puget Sound rescue services. The area of Naval Shipyard or Naval response will be within Hospital Bremerton to render specified areas within the assistance to include geographic parameters of the extrication, medical aid, or City of Bremerton. potential fire. Fire Cause and Provide trained personnel in Provide trained personnel in Arson fire and arson investigation fire and arson investigation Investigation to assist in fire to assist in fire Services investigation operations, investigation operations, when requested, when requested. Emergency Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Provide Advanced Life Medical shall provide Basic Life Support (ALS) response to Services Support (BLS) transport of areas under the cognizance patients to Naval Hospital or of the Puget Sound Naval Harrison Hospital when all Shipyard and Naval Hospital, other BLS transport resources Bremerton, to include the are not readily available. Shipyard, East Park, Jackson Park, and Camp McKean. 1 Specialized Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Provide a limited number of Rescue Services shall provide trained personnel to participate in personnel for specialized cooperative special rescue rescue services including team operations. high angle, confined space, and urban search and rescue. Participate in cooperative effort for special rescue operations. The area of response will be within specified areas within the geographic parameters of the City of Bremerton. Hazardous When requested by the Provide a limited number of Material Incident Commander of a personnel to participate in Response hazardous material emergency, support functions. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard shall provide trained personnel for response to hazardous material emergencies. Water Rescue ;tlthough this service is not Respond to request for available from the Puget surface rescue or medical Sound Naval Shipyard Fire services. Area of response Department or Jackson Park will be restricted to the Fire Department, both surface geographic parameters of the and sub-surface search and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. rescue services are available from other Puget Sound Naval Shipyard units. Area of response will be in the geographic parameters of the City of Bremerton. 2