HomeMy WebLinkAboutNorth Regional Mutual Aid Zone; 1990-10-09;NORTH REGIONAL ZONE MASTER AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENT
FOR FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSES
WHEREAS, certain cities, districts, and others located in San Diego County maintain as part of
their service, an organized and equipped fire department charged with the duty of fire protection and
rescue within the limits of said jurisdictions, herein referred to as the “parties”; and
WHEREAS, it would be to the benefit of the parties that the fire suppression and rescue services
of each of their fire departments be, in some circumstances, extended outside of the limits of each party
hereto; and into the limits of the other parties; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire that in some circumstances the fire departments of the other
parties will respond to fire suppression and rescue incidents within the limits of their jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the parties that EMT-P advance life support services are not
included within the scope of this agreement, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1. The parties to this agreement, as set forth in Exhibit A, have agreed to respond to
emergency alarms outside of their geographical limits, and into the geographical
limit of the other parties in accordance with the terms and conditions hereinafter
set forth.
2. Alarms, which deal with emergency responses shall adhere as closely as possible
to the nearest unit concept, regardless of jurisdiction.
3. The details as to the method of operations, procedures, and other planning as
may be necessary to effectuate the boundary drops and type of units and
responses shall be covered by The Operational Plan between the chiefs of the
respective fire departments of the parties hereto.
4. There shall be an operational committee which shall consist of the chiefs or their
designee of the respective fire departments of the parties hereto, for the
purpose of implementing the provisions of this agreement relating to operational
procedure. Each party shall furnish the others in writing the name and rank of all
participating officers.
5. The duties of incident commander shall be assumed by the first arriving fire officer
from a participating agency who is at the scene of the incident, wdless of . . . . . . . whrch runsdrctron the tncrdent occ~. There shall be an orderly transfer of
command when an officer from the jurisdiction in which the incident occurs arrives
at the scene if said officer chooses to assume incident command.
6. Liability and Indemnification: Pursuant to Section 895.4 of the Government
Code, all parties agree that each will assume the full liability imposed upon it or any
of its officers, agents or employees for injury caused by a negligent or wrongful
act or omission occurring in the performance of this agreement, and each party
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other party for any loss, cost of
expense that may be imposed upon such other party by virtue of Section 895.2
and 895.6 of the Government Code.
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7. Each party to this agreement shall maintain proper workers’ compensation
insurance covering its own employees without cost to the other parties, and each
party shall payroll its own personnel without cost to the other parties. Any service
performed by Marine Corps personnel, in connection with this agreement, shall
constitute service rendered in the line of duty. The performance of such service
by any other individual shall not constitute such individual as an officer or
employee of the United States.
8. The assurance of automatic aid herein set forth shall constitute the sole
consideration for the performance hereof. It is, therefore, understood and
agreed that no money payments shall be made between the parties, that no
charges shall be assessed by any party against any other party, and that each
party shall be fully responsible for all of its costs in connection with the
performance of this contract, except for replenishing chemical agents used for
fire suppression by the responding parties, which shall be paid for by requesting
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9. Nothing in this agreement shall limit either party from participating in separated
agreements with other fire jurisdictions and shall have no effect upon the existing
San Diego County Mutual Aid Agreement.
10. This agreement shall become effective upon the execution by the parties hereto
and shall continue until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties or until a
party shall give sixty (60) days written notice of intention to terminate to each of
the other parties hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this agreement has been executed by the parties hereto by their duly
authorized officers.
October 9, 1990
DATE
AJ??OVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Citv of Carlsbad
City Attorney Y
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EXHIBIT A
The following agencies are participants in the North Regional Mutual Aid Zone of San Diego County:
City of Vista
City of Oceanside
City of Carlsbad
City of Encinitas
City of Escondido
City of Solana Beach
North County Fire Protection District
San Marcos Fire Protection District
Deer Springs Fire Protection District
Camp Pendleton Fire Department
Elfin Forest Fire Protection District
Ranch0 Santa Fe Fire Protection District
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