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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC04-349 Mutal Aid Fire Agreementgoy- 3,$q -401 AGREEMENT FOR "AUTOMATIC AID" BETWEEN: GREATER EAGLE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, GYPSUM FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, EAGLE RIVER FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, VAIL FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AND EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered this ,T, day of November 2004, by all fire service providers within the Eagle River Valley. WHEREAS, for the mutual protection of life and property and to provide for more efficient use of all available personnel and equipment both in the areas served by each fire district or department and subject to the Mutual Aid Agreement filed of record between all parties, these parties mutually agree to the following: 1. RESPONSE AREA A. Upon notification through emergency communications of a structure fire in Gypsum, Greater Eagle and Eagle River shall automatically respond into Gypsum Fire Protection District. B. Upon notification through emergency communications of a structure fire in Eagle, Gypsum and Eagle River shall automatically respond into Greater Eagle Fire Protection District. C. Upon notification through emergency communications of a structure. fire in Eagle Rivers District, Greater Eagle and Vail shall automatically respond into Eagle Rivers District. D. Upon notification through emergency communications of a structure fire in Vail, Eagle River shall automatically respond into the Town of Vail. E. Upon notification through emergency communications of a fire or plane incident at Eagle County Airport, Gypsum and Greater Eagle shall automatically respond to the Eagle County Regional Airport. 2. Each shall normally assign no less then three (3) firefighters per engine or ladder, and one (1) firefighter per tanker or tender responding to areas of automatic aid, but beyond that requirement, the amount and type of equipment and number of personnel to be furnished shall be determined by the Incident Commander (IC) of the host department. The host department shall be the requesting agency who will receive automatic aid. 3. All departments shall hold a minimum of (1) half -day joint training session per year, to familiarize personnel with each other's equipment. 11'✓ 1ft� 4. Each department will attempt to obtain the information necessary to complete their fire incident reports, and shall exchange such information as needed. In addition, information pertaining to insurance, statistics for fire loss data, arson investigation, etc. shall be obtained from the host department. 5. All departments shall respond with equipment required by the respective departments' Standard Operating Guidelines (SOG). 6. All departments will cooperate during fire scene investigation in a manner to be determined on a case -by -case basis, reporting to the host department. 7. Incident Command will be established and shall be utilized at all times for activities under this agreement. 8. That portion of this agreement that directly relates to any of the department's abilities to respond to alarms in Automatic Aid shall have priority over any agreement which may now exist, subject to both the individual obligations of the respective departments and the terms and conditions of the Mutual Aid Agreement filed of record between all parties. 9. No major changes affecting the ability of any department's response shall be made without prior notification of the other departments; however temporary unavailability of equipment shall not be considered as requiring notice to any other department. 10. The Fire Chiefs of all districts and municipalities shall review this agreement annually. 11. TERM: This agreement shall be effective from the data of approval by the governing parties of all fire districts or municipalities, and shall continue until terminated by parties assigned to this agreement. 12. Any dispatching of equipment and personnel pursuant to this agreement is subject to the following conditions: A. The responding organizations shall report to the Incident Commander (IC) at the location to which the equipment is dispatched. B. The IC shall release a responding organization when the services of the responding organization are needed within the area for which it normally provides fire protection. C. A responding organization need not dispatch equipment or personnel if conditions in the responding organization's fire %4w protection are such that adequate fire protection cannot be supplied and if unable to provide equipment or personnel, shall so inform requesting organization as soon as practicable. 13. Each party waives all claims against every other party for compensation for any loss, damage, personal injury, or death occurring as a consequence of the performance of this agreement. 14. No party shall be reimbursed by any other party for any costs incurred pursuant to this agreement. 15. Under the terms of this agreement, no real estate or personal property shall, in any manner, be acquired, held or disposed of. 16. This agreement may be canceled at any time by any participating department by serving ninety (90) days written notice. The provisions of this agreement shall become effective by due passage and publication of an appropriate act or resolution and approved by each fire district or municipal governing board. z-y"-I I Chief, EaglkRiver Fire Protection Eagle Fire Chief, Gypsum Fire Protection District, , Eagle Codnty Regional Airport Fire Department 1»k o'L G�oJ lxg `s 4" vg c1 All. sja)i2dd�J t1 0� Sd'dOL) �aog y�Nd�no�7 0� y��o --44 LF091Yls�Q OFFICE OFTHE COUNTYATTORNEY (970) 328-8685 FAX: (970) 328-8699 www.eaglecounty.us EAGLE COUNTY November 10, 2004 Chief Jon Asper Greater Eagle Fire Protection District P.O. Box 961 Eagle, CO 81631 Chief Charlie Moore Eagle River Fire Protection District P.O. Box 7980 Avon, CO 81620 Chief nan V j OZ, y, V YpYW p vti Gypsum Fire Protection District P.O. Box 163- aAt3 Gypsum, CO 81637 Gentlemen: Chief John Gulick Vail Fire & Emergency Services 42 W. Meadow Drive Vail, CO 81647 Chief Brian Schofield Eagle County Regional Airport Fire Department P.O. Box 850 Eagle, Colorado 81631 Enclosed for your records is a fully signed copy of an Agreement for "Automatic Aid" Between Greater Eagle Fire Protection District, Gypsum Fire Protection District, Eagle River Fire Protection District, Vail Fire and Emergency Services and Eagle County Regional Airport Fire Department. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Sincerely, Bryan R. Treu Assistant County Attorney BRT:js Enclosure xc: Barry Smith Eagle County Building, 500 Broadway, P.O. Box 850, Eagle, Color(-o 81631-0850