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AGREEMENT is entered into this
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a
political
subdivision ~f the state of Florida, whose address is Seminole
County Services Building, 1101 East First Street, Sanford,
Florida, 32771, THE CITY OF ALTAHONTE SPRINGS, a municipal
corporation existing by virtue of Florida Law, whose address is
225 Newburyport Avenue, Altamonte Springs, ,Florida' 32701, THE
CITY OF LON G W D DO, a m u n i c i pa 1 corpora t ion ex i s tin g by vir t u e of
Florida Law, whose address is 175 West Wa.rren Avenue, Longwood,
Florida
327 50 , THE C I T Y 0 F WIN T E R S P R IN G S , a m u n i c i pal
corporation existing by vi'rtue of Florida Law, whose address is
~l2~6~ast St.ate Re,cld 434, Wlnter Springs,; Florida . 3,?~r.o;8,
hereinafter referred to as
the
" FIRST RES PO'NSE, :GiR:OlU:P ,'.
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between THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, a municipal ,corp,oration existing
by vir t u e of F 1 or i d a Law, who s e ,a d d res s i s 95 La k e T rip 1 e t t
Drive, Casselberry, Florida 32707. hereinafter referred to as the
.CITY."
WIT N E SSE T H:
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WHEREAS , the par tie s to t his Agreement operate fire
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departments which utilize fire fighting equipment, emer~ency
medical equipment, advanced life support equipment. and fire
fighting and paramedic~l personnel; and,
WHEREAS, each of the parties desir~s that the equipment
and personnel of the other parties can be utilized for the mutual
benefit of the parties in times of emergencies; and
WHEREAS, the partie-s hereto recognize and ~gree that it
is desirable to enter into this Agreement for the mutual benefit
of the parties in times of emergency or disaster too great to be
dealt with unassisted; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Chiefs, or their designees. of the
respective fire departments to this Agreement are authorized to
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est a b 1 ish r e c i pro c all eve 1 s of m u t u a 1 aid an d r e e s tab 1 ish s u c h
levels as conditions shall warrant; and
W HE REA S , t his A g r e em e n tis aut h 0 r iz e d by and en t ere d
into pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes,
NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree to. assist the other
under the following conditions, stipulations, ~nd provisions:
SECTION 1. PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT ~ The purp~se of this.
Agreement is to provide for reciprocal mutual aid assistance
between the FIRST RESPONSE GROUP and the CIT,Y.
"Mutual Aid
Assistance" consists of dispatching or making available equipment
and personnel, Opon request, for any emergency, including,
without specific limitations, brush fires, structural fires,
haza.rdous conditions, emergency medical care, and a.dvanced life
support, when such emergenCy occurs within th'e Jurisdiction of
either of the parties and the eme:rgeincy i:s beyond the
capabilitfes of the jurisdiction having aut~ority.
SECTION 2. - "Requesting Party" refers to the party
requesting mutual aid and is the party having jurisdiction over
the area in which the emergency exists.
"Responding, Party"
refers to the party from whom mutual aid is requested.
SECTION 3. REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE - Request for mutua,l
aid s h all b e mad e by the Fir e Chi e f 0 f the r' e que s tin g par t y 0 r
~is duly authorized representative. Each req~es't must be routed
t h r 0 ugh the fir e de par t men t d i spa t c h 0 fl f ice 0 f the res po n din g
party. (For the purpose of this Agreement, the FIRST RESPONSE
GROUP dispatch office will be the Seminole County Comm~nications
'Center. )
SECTION 4.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE -
equipment shall be dispatched only
as
(a) The
requested by the requesting party, and the amount of equlpment
and personnel di~patched shall be at the discretion of the
res po n din g par t y, con s i s ten t wit h . pub 1 i c s a f e t y w,j t h i nth ear e a
served by the responding party and the aims and purposes of this
Agreement.
(b) ,Should the responding party be involved in an
emergency operation at the time of receiving the request for
assistance, the response may be delayeduntiJ such time as the
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res p 0 n din g par t y may safe 1 y res po n d .
In the event that the
responding party shall have dispatched equipment and personnel"
and after dispatching such eq~ipment and personnel, becomes aware
of an emergency within the area protected by the responding
party, then, in that event, the responding party may, upon
coordination with the Fire Chief of th~ requesting party, recall
such of its equipment and personnel as may be needed.
SECTION 5.
OFFICER-IN-CHARGE - The responding party
shall be subject to the orders and directions of the Officer-In-
C h a r 9 e 0 f the 0 per at ion in the are a w her e the e me r 9 en c y ex i s t s
while the responding party is 'within s~ch area~
SECTIO~ 6. LIA~lLITIES, AffDRESPONSIBIlITY 9F PARTIES _
(a) Tb~p~rti~s hereto, their respective officers and
~jI11Pl:oy'e'es" shall not be deemed to assume any l'ia'billty for the
~,~t's, ,oilllhs.1HJr:liS" and'negJige,nceof the othe'r party, and each
party shall hold the other parties harmless from and shall defend
the other parties and its officers and employees against any
claim for damage re'sulting therefrom.
(b) All of the privil~ges and immunities from
liability, exemptions from laws, ordinances and rules, and all
pensions and relief, disability, worker'~ compensation and other
benefits which apply to the activity of officers or employees of
o.ther parties when performing their respective functions within
the territorial limits for their respectire agencies shall apply
to the same degree and exte~t to the performance of such
functions and duties extra-territorially pursuant to this
Agreement.
(c) Except as herein otherwise provided, all liability
for injury to personnel and for loss or damage of equipment shall
be borne by the par t y em p 1 0 Y i n g s u c h per s on n e 1 and own i n g 's u c h
equipment.
(d) The cost of gasoline and other expendable supplies
for continued operation shall be the responsibility of the'party
to which such equipment and supplies relate, unless otherwise
specified in writing by a "Cost Recovery".agreement for non-
t r a d i t ion ale x t r a 0 r din a r y s e r v ice s, sue has, b ut not 1 i mite d to,
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hazardous materials incidents.
(e) All co.mpensatio.n fo.r perso.nnel shall be bo.rne by
the party employing such personnel, unless o.therwise specified in
writing by a "Co.st Reco.very" agreement for no.n-traditional
ex t r a 0. r d i nary s e r v ice s , such as , but not 1 i mite d to, h a z a r d 0 u s
materials incidents.
SECTION 7.
AMENDMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS
No.
am end men tor mod i f i cat i 0. n 0. f t his A g r e em en t s h all be e f f e c t tv e
unless in writing executed by all parties.
SECTION 8.
If any provision of this Agreement is
determined to be invalid, it shall be considered severable from
the remainder o.f the Agreement.
SECTION 9.
This Agreement shall be' co.nstrued in
acco.rdanc.e with the la~s o.f the State o.f Flo.rida.
SECTIo.N 10.
TERMS OF CONTRACT - 'The term of th is
Agreement shall be for one year from the final execution date of
the parties hereto and shall be automatically ren~~~~ for'
SECTION 11. ' TERMI NATION -
Th i s Agreement may be
cancelled by either party by providing written notice of
cancellation stating the effective date of cancellation., Said
tancellation date shall not be earlier than ninety (90) days
aft e r del i v e r y 0 f s u ,c h , not ice 0 f can cell a ti 6 n by c e r t i fie d 0 r
registered mail or by personal delivery upon the other parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
the~e present to. be signed by their duly authorized officers.
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A T T EST :,
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Clerk to the Board of
county Commissioner~ of
Seminole County, Florida
For the use and reliance
of Seminole County only.
AD~roved as to form and
legai sufficiency.
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County Attorney
BY:
DATE:
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BOARD OF COUNTY
COMtHSSIONERS
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BY: ~~- '
SANDRA GLENN,
FLORIDA
Chairperson
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As authorized for exe-
cution by ths Board of
County Commi~sionersat
the l r Lho..tLtL~l-_'---,
1989 regular meeting.