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HomeMy WebLinkAbout200901210076 Contract Modification Precedent agreement • MUTUAL FIRE PROTECTIVE ASSISTANCE CONTRACT THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this day of by and between the undersigned Communities, Fire Protective Districts and Public Agencies by their lawful representatives. WITNESSETH: WIIEREAS, the signatory establishments desire to provide for an augmentation of the Fire Protection of their var- ious districts, municipalities and public agencies in the event of large fires, conflagrations, military attack or other disasters, and WHEREAS, the commuciitieo of the signatory parties of this title form a practically continuous area, through- out which it is deemed practicable for them to render assistance in fire emergency, and WHEREAS, it is the policy of the several municipal, fire protection districts, public agencies governing bodies to conclude such agreements, wherever pract- icable, and WHEREAS, it is mutually deemed sound, desirable, practicable, and beneficial for the parties of this agree- ment to render assistance among them in accordance with these terms, therefore BE IT AGREED THAT: 1. When it is deemed advisable by competent authority, construed as a senior officer of the requesting Fire Department, representing a party to this agreement, to request assistance under its terms, it shall be the duty of the Senior Officer of the Fire Department of the community, or municipal- ity receiving the request to: a. Immediately determine if apparatus and per- sonnel can be spared, and b. What apparatus might most effectively be dispatched, and c. The exact mission to be assigned in accord- -vice with the detailed plans and procedures Of operation drawn in accordance 'with this agreement by the technical heads of the several Fire Departments, and d. Forthwith dispatch the designated apparatus with complete instructions as to the mission. I ,* 2. An agency, selected and maintained by mutual agreement among the technical hc-ads of the Fire Departments of the signatory parties, as set forth in a 'separate addenda to this contract, shall be designated as a central clearing office to coordinate dispatch and response of personnel and apparatus between communities of the signatory parties. Provided, however, that such agency shall not be held liable for failure, commissions, or omissions in this con- nection. 3. Rendering assistance under terms of this agreement shall not be mandatory, except that the requestee should immediately inform the requestor if, for any reason, assistance cannot be rendered, it being understood that con- , sideration which might preclude the dispatch of assistance must be determined by the requestee. 4. No signatory shall be held liable to another signatory for damages, loss of equipment, injury to personnel, or payment of compensation arising as a result of assistance rendered under the terms of this agreement; pro- vided that if the equipment or property of a signatory, is damaged or destroyed by the gross negligence of another signatory, its agents or employees, then the signatory responsible for such injury shall be responsible in damages therefore , and the terms of settlement shall be decided by authorized representatives of the signatory parties. Provided that, a requestor shall assume responsibility for expenses of providing lubrication oil, motor fuel, and welfare items for fire- fighters to the extent of supplies available at the time of the reauest, incurred by a requestee in connection with the rendering of emergency assistance. Provided further, that all parties shall exercise due diligency in returning lost equipment to the rightful owner. 5. The technical head of the Fire Department of the requestor shall assume full charge of the operations, but if he specifically requests a Senior Officer of a Fire Department furnishing assistance to assume command, he shall not, by relinquishing command, 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 the immediate responsibility of the Senior Officer of the Fire Department rendering assistance. 6. The technical heads of the Fire Departments of the 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 of operations shall become effective upon ratification by the signatory parties. • -2- .• • 4. / ri /*/ FPD 1'40. 1 471 (CZ-It/airman of Fire Dist. Cornrnissionyrs) ).1 _ FPD NO. 2 „/L: ) , I "1 , _ Chairman of Fire Dist. Commissioners FPD NO! 3 6--‘47(--7 man of Fire Dist. Commissioners z , • • FPD NO. 4 Chairman of Fire Dist. Comm'ssion s 7, 2 FPD NO. 5, ,,]",/,r4,1/71,` / Chairman of Fire Dist. Commissioners FPD NO. /..--)r) 6,- P. i,th7..i±•rnan of Fire Dist. omrnisSioners FPD NO. 84J Chai.;: an of FireDist. ,;Cornmissioners „ 74: / FPD NO. 9 , t----/;•: - Chaiiman of Fire Dist, Commissioners FPD NO.10_4.„-rTChairman of Fire Dist. Commissioners FPD NO. 11 ( t- - ..., Chairman of Fire Dist. Commissioners „- FPD NO. 12 Chairman of Fire Dist, Commissioners FPD NO. 13 C ailman of Fire Dist. Commissioners F PD NO. 14 Chairman of Fire Dist. Commissioners ` 2 FPD NO, 15 . Chairman of Fire- Dist. Commissioners • FPD NO. 16 Chairman of Fire Dist. Commissioners FPD NO, 17 Chairman of Fire Dist. Commissioners • FPD NO. 19'2 Chairman Fire Dist. Commissioners -4- • - • , IN WITNESS THEREOF , the parties hereto have executed - this agreement as of the day and year first above written. ATTESTS CITY OF ANACORTES 91-Zeito----,c) • BY kt--ct Z -7;pCITY CLERK i9AYOR OF ANACORTES ATTESTI. CITY OF BUR INGTON ( ' BY (A15 71/C-1-N ------ CITY CLERK MAYOR OF BURLIO\N\GTON ATTESTS CITY OF MOUNT VERNO I/ BY CITY CLERK 0 MAYOR OF MOUNT VERNON /E;ST : CITY OF SEDRO WOOLLEY /6 BY C' • \--1--•("(t a-''"; CITY CLERK ( MAYOR OF SEDRO WOOLLEY ATTEST: - TOWN OF CONCRETE r 7 BY CITY CLERK /MAYOR OF CONCRETE ,�r.%rz, ATI ST: �, TOWN OF HAMILTON , / BY CITY-CLERK •MAYOR OF HAMILTON ATTEST: TOWN OF aCONN ,3 BY (./ 0 0.(LA-3 CITY CLERK OR OF LaCJNER ATTEST: TOWN OF LYMAN c2L By 7//l.' (' t CITY CLERK MAYOR OF LYMAN/ DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ,0(1 SEDRO WOOLLEY DISTRICT DISTRICT ADMiINSTRATOR TITLE