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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-022 Aid Agrmt-Fire Dist. 5AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENT This agreement is entered into between the City of Ashland and Jackson County Fire District #5 in the interest of providing pre- arranged, pre-programmed automatic assistance. This agreement shall secure to each the benefits of automatic response to alarms, secondary backup capability and better utilization of personnel and equipment in fire protection, rescue or any other type of emergency or disaster. IT IS AGREED THAT: 1. Each of the parties shall furnish to the other and to the other communication centers, pre-arranged and pre-programmed assistance on run cards. Such cards shall show first through third alarm response and appropriate move up status. A list of agreed on station numbers shall also be included. Changes to the pre-programmed equipment responses may be made by the person in charge of the emergency operation in the district or area where such emergency occurs based on good sound judgment. 2. The number of personnel and equipment that shall be dispatched shall depend on the ability of the agency to retain a reasonable degree of protection for their political jurisdiction. Neither agency shall be totally stripped of equipment or personnel. 3. The person in charge of the emergency operations at the scene of the incident shall be from the organization having primary responsibility in that jurisdiction. This person shall have complete control and supervision over all equipment and personnel for the duration of the emergency. In the event the jurisdiction sending automatic aid arrives on the scene first, it shall take command and take such steps necessary to mitigate or control the emergency until the arrival of the commanding officer receiving automatic aid who shall then utilize the equipment and personnel in the most advantageous and efficient manner to accomplish completion of the emergency. 4. Each entity shall be responsible for its own costs incurred in providing service under this Automatic Aid Agreement. 5. It is hereby expressly agreed that any assistance given under orders of the "Oregon State Emergency Conflagration Act" or upon the Governor declaring a state of extreme emergency or state disaster shall not be governed by this document. 6. Each party waives all claims against every other party for compensation, for services, loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a consequence of the performance of this agreement. AGREEMENT - PAGE 1 7. Quarterly cooperative training shall be instituted to provide familiarization with the other equipment and personnel and to provide a standardization of terminology and a single accepted incident command system for more efficient operations on the emergency scene. 8. An agency may provide service outside their own jurisdiction without fear of loss of automatic aid or withholding of aid by the other. 9. This agreement shall be periodically reviewed and modified to meet the challenges of future development. This agreement may be canceled or terminated by either party upon 90 days written notice. JACKSON COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT 95 Fire Chief Date CITY OF ASHLAND, OREGON Date ~h~ rm~n 8f~t~~/ Date Mayor Date AGREEMENT - PAGE 2