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Home My WebLink AboutCity of Altamonte Springs-1983 10 01 . -.;:... ) , ,---1. lliIERUXA1JllnJ~L ^ ID AGREBIf IT FIRE PROTECT I ON AND RESCLiE SERJLlCES CI1Y Cf ALTNVNTE SPRHGSJ FLORIDA At'lD CI1Y (f Win ter Spq s I FL..QR1DA THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this 1ST day of OCTOBER , 19 8 83 , by and between the City of Altamonte Springs and the City of WINTER SPRINGS , both municipal corporations existing by virtue of Florida I a..... W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, both parties to this agreement have established and , ~ ' Fire Department with firefighting equipment, rr.a~n_a~n emergency medical equipment, or advanced life support equipment and firefighting and pa~'amed~c f'ersonnel, and -'. WhEREAS, the jurisdict:.ional boundaries of the City of Altamonte Sf'riIJgs and the City of WINTER SPRINGS are aCijacent, and WHEREAS, the parties hereto recognize and agree that it is ce;.irable to enter into this agrel;:ment for the mutual ber.efit of the r-:art.ies in timelt of emergency or disaster too great to be dealt with " ., u;".ass:sted. NOW THEREFORE, it lS agreed by and between the parties hereto that each of the parties agree to assist the other under the following st.ipulations, provisions and conditions: l. ~~ r P?~!:.._~_~ Agreerr.ent. The purpose of this agreement is to provide for reciprocal fir~ighting/emergency medical services/civil - defense aid and assistance in case of disasters,resultin~ from natural phenomena, accidents or otherwise, when the fire/emergency medical or " disaster is too great to be dealt with unassisted, or when utilization of the nearest facility unit to the incident affects the most efficient - life saving services to the citizens of both Cities. Assistance rendered by either party shall include, but not be limited t.o, structural fires, emergency medical and stand-by. 2 . Areas of P rQ t, e c t ion . This agreement shall apply only to ...--- emergencies existing within the areas of protection of both Cities, respectively, and shall not apply to other outside territorial jurisdictions. -.-..---.--..- , 3. Recuest for .z..ssist.ance - City. The Ci tr of WI NTFR SPRIN(;~ "'";". . shall request lTLltt:al a ie' aSslstan':E- froIT, the City of Al:.a:nor.te Springs / only through the City Duty Chlef, or in his absence, the Fire Chief of I WINTER SPRINGS , or his duly authorized representative; such requests shall be initiated th ro ugh the City of jINTER SPRINGS fire dispatch. 4. Reouest for Assistance - City of Altamonte Sp~ings. The City of Altamonte Springs shall request mutual aid assistanc,e from the City of \~ INTER SPRINGS only through the City Duty Chief, or in his absence, the Fire Chief of Altamonte , Spr ing s, or his duly'authorizec representative; such '.requests shall be initiated through the City of Altamonte Springs fire dispatch. 5. Response to Request for Assistance. a) The equipment shall be dispatched only as requested, the amo,un t of equipment and personnel dispatched shall be at the d i s c r e t. i o'n of the assisting agency consistent with' public safety within the area served and the aims and purposes o'f this agreeme b) Should the responding agency be involved in an emergency opera'tion at the time of receiving the request for assistance, t response may be delayed until such time as the responding agency may"make an additional commitment. t '.... tf c) Should the assisting agency become aware of an emergency with their area of primary responsibility, then the responding agency may, upon coordination with the ranking commanqi-flg officer(s), recall whatever equipment and personn~l as may be needed. .d) Either party may decline to provide assistance, if by doing E ~ their own j u r'i s d i c ti 0 n would not be a'iforded adequate coverage. Both the City of Altamonte Springs and the City of J\' INTER " SPRINGS shall advise the other immediately if such a condition exists. 6. Officer-in-Charge. The responding party shall be subject to orders and direction of the Officer-in-Charge of the operation having responsibility in the area where the emergency exists while the respon party is within such area. If the first due unit is outside its norma area of responsibility, the Officer-in-Charge of the first due unit sh take command of the situation until relieved by the authority having jurisdiction. ~ - D'.Jties anc L e \' E: 1 - . ~ ~ ~ .: .:". ::" e . r-;o d e p a :' '':., men t , of:icer . . . '- - or --. e rq:' l 0 Y e E: 0: E- i - t ~. e :=: F-.G~~ty to ::-. :. ~ 2c:€:-'::mer:': s ~l cd 1 perfe,rn,. ar;\' . ',' . un::: t ~ 0 r: 0::- serv~ce not within th e sccpe of thE: d u tie 5 of such department. office or employee ~ r. performing the same kind of services within their res- pective jurisci:::tior; . F\ e,n d it ion of serv~ce, standards of perforrr.ance, discipline of officel's and employees, and other matters incident to performance of services and control of personnel shall remain with both Cities, respectively. Disputes or disagreements as to the 1 eve 1 of services and standards of performance required of either party shall be reported to the Fire Chief of th e City of Altamonte Springs or' the Fire Chief of WINTER SPRINGS , respectively. The decision of the Fire Ch i e f of the City of 11.l tamonte Springs shall be standards of, p'e r f 0 rman c e by the City of Altamonte Springs. The decision of the Fire Chief of the City of WINTER SPRJNr,~ shall be standards of per- formance by the City of HINTER SPRINGS . 8. ~mployee Stat\;s. Persons employed by the City of Altamonte Springs or the City of HINTER SPRINGS , respectively, in the ;:' e r fer IT, 2l L C e c. f se~vi::es and functic!;s F".J!'"sui:lnt to this agreement shall :-.ave no elairr. to pension, workers' cOIT.per:sat ion, unemployment comrie r: sa t: civil s2.:'vice or ot.t,er employee rigr.ts or privileges, granted by of'erat -~ of law or otr.-:rwise by the City of Altomonte Springs, or the City of . WIN T..E.R.SP..R.i,!j G.5..,.__, '" , r-esFectively, to its officers and .:employees. ._-- 9. L i:i_i:' ~l_ i_.t0..~ ,!: n d R ,~ s P ~~ i b i lit i e s of Parties. - a) ",' ;:arties "",ereto, th e i r respective office::-s a r.d employees, J.ne s:'all r,D t be ceemed to assume any liability for the acts, omissi and ..~gligerlce of the other party, and each party sr.all hold the -I( other party ha.rmles~ from and shall defend the other party and i officers and employees against any claim for damages resulting " therefrom. b) All of the privile:ges and i IT.m un it i e s from liability, exemptio frvm 121""S, ordir.ances and rules, and all pensions and relief, di ability, workers' cornpensativn and o th e r benefits which apply to the activity of officers or e m p 1 0 y e e's of either F-a r ty when per- forming th e i r respective functions .....ithin the territorial limits for their respective agencies, shall apply to the Siime degree ar. extent to the performance of such functions and duties extra- territorially pursuant to this a ';j r e .:; men t . . . . c) Ex::e::t as ;', ('J" e J. n c' t r. e r ...' J. 8- (: ~rovi~ed, all liability fer i.T. J u r y to per son :1 e ::. , a r; c 10:- less (; :' .:;::, rr.a 0-:: 0: e~ui!-'rr.er.~ 5 h 0 :.1 be bornE.- by tr. e party employing such personnel and o....nJ.ng such equipment, and all parties shall carry su:ficient insurance to cover all such liabilities. d) The cost of fuel and other expendable supplies for continued operation shall be the responsibil ity of the party to which such equipment and supplies relate. e) All compensation for personnel shall be borne by the, party employeing such personnel. f) After emergency calls for assistance have been received and dispatched, it sh a 11 be the responsibility of the responding part to respond to the emergency and the requesting party shall not bE held liable for actions involving the responding party. 10. 'Term of Contract. This agreement ....ill continue in perp€:'tuity until cancelled or rene....ed by e i th e r party, and shall become effective ,:) r. U-,e later of the t....o dates set fourth below. lI. ~ancellation of ~e~2~al. This agreement may be cancelled or -- ---- ._.,- -._-----~- r .,::r, <?',.;ec by eltr.er Far-.:y after giving a mir,imum of ninety ( 90) days ',.:ritLen notice of int.ent to cancel or rer:e...' saie ",<::recment. l- --r IN W "'t ~~.::-' c c \0;-'-- --F the parties r. ere t 0 h 5. ,- e c3us'?d these pr!::5er.t .1. ... ~'.. ~_ :1 ~. l' ~ ,..) , te te s i ':l T. e d by their duly aut.horized officers on this the ._LL,--,,- da: 0: , Cc'/1)r.(--------, 198 C:J . ----- - J...TTE3T: City of Florida c~~l~~~~~~;- 0 f- Wi~ter- ~pri "g" Oct. 10, 1983 -' -.,.- C'T~'AMO~:~ no BY:, ~ '~ 'Ma r ( ,-,/ DATED: J./-'1-- KI --.----- .... .. -.--. .-,-.---- ROVED AS Z/Z' sprL-,gs, ~LL -- ,- - ------- , " -- City Attorney, City of Altamon SrJrings" Fl'orida