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ClTS OF CARLSBAD — AGENDA DILL?
TITLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT AGREEMENT WITH OCEANSIDE AND DEPT. HD.
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CITY ATTY
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
THAT COUNCIL ADOPT RESOWT:ON N0. G 7yf/ APPROVING AN AGREEMENT FOR THE
FIRE DEPARIMENT TO EXCHANGE AND UTILIZE FIRE EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL WITFI
THE CITIES OF OCEANSIDE AND VISTA.
ITEM EXPLANATION
Ths Citie; of Oceanside and Carlsbad presently have Mutual Aid and Automatic
Response Agreements. These agreements allow the departments to respond aid
assist one another during emergencies.
The signing of this Agreement will enable the fire department to draw on the
reserves of, manpower, equipment and materials of the Oceanside and Vista Fire
Departments at such times a!, we are in need of additional resources.
An example of implementation of this agreement would be to allow the Oceanside
Fire Chief to loan to Carlsbad an ambulance or fire truck in the event our
equipment is down for repair and we are in need of reserve equipment,
FISCAL IMPACT
No charge under Agreement, other than maintenance and upkeep of borrowed
equipment. This year we borrowed an ambulance from the City of Oceanside
for three weeks; our cast was for pas and repair of a master cylinder which
cost approximately $50,00.
EXHIBITS
A. A.7reement for Utilization of Fire Protection Resources
B. Resolution No. �7,!/
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RESOLUTION NO. 6741
1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CARLSBAD AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT FOR THE
2 UTILIZATION OF FIRE PROTECTION, MEDICAL AND
RESCUE PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS AND
3 SUPPLIES BETWEEN THE CITIES OF CARLSBAD,
OCEANSIDE, AND VISTA.
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WHEREAS, the Cities of Carlsbad, Oceanside, and Vista main-
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tain and operate a fire protection; medical and rescue organiza-
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tion, each in a reasonable proximity to the other; and
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WHEREAS, these Cities desire to render aid to each other to
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meet the demand for additional fire protection, medical and
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rescue personnel, equipment, materials and supplies when such
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aid is necessary; and
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WHEREAS, these Cities desire to enter into an agreement to
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provide such aid,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
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City of Carlsbad as follows:
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1. The "Agreement for Utilization of Fire Protection,
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Medical and Rescue Personnel, Equipment, Materials and Supplies"
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between the Cities of Carlsbad, Oceansidte, and Vista is hereby
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authorized and approved. A copy of this agreement is attached
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hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference.
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2. The Mayor and the City Clerk are hereby authorized to
2 execute this Agreement.
3 PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of
4 Carlsbad, California, this 8th day of Decenber , 1981,
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6 AYES: Cotmcil M,etnbers Packard, Caller, Anear, iewis and Kulchin
7 NOES: None
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RONALD C. PACKARD, Mayor
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ALETHA L. RAUTENKRA Z, City Cle k
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AGREEMENT FOR UTILIZATION OF FIRE PROTECTION, MEDICAL
AND RESCUE PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 24th day of November,
1981, by and between the CITIES OF OCEANSIDE, CARLSBAD, and VISTA.
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Cities of Oceanside, Carlsbad, and Vista maintain and
operate a fire protection, medical and rescue organization, each in a
reasonable proximity to the other; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the parties hereto to render aid to
the other to meet the demand for additional fire protection, medical
and rescue personnel, equipment, materials and supplies when such aid
is necessary as herein set forth; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:
1. To furnish fire protection, medical aid and rescue personnel,
equipment, materials and supplies as a reserve resource and render such
fire protection, medical aid, and rescue personnel, equipment mater—
ials, and supplies to each other as may be necessary to suppress fire,
administer medical aid and rescue, and to render such services as need—
ed between parties hereinto.
2. Such'a3.d shall be provided only upon request by a designated
fire official of the requesting party. All such requests for aid must
be received through established communication channels common to each
party.
Each party shall provide to the other parties a list by name
and rank of designated fire officials who are authorized to make re—
quests for aid under this Agreement. It shall be the responsibility of
each respective party to ensure that its list is kept current at all
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3. Each of the parties hereto agree that the obligation of the
parties hereunder to render aid does not require any party to render
such aid when to do so would deplete its own fire protection, medical
and rescue services and facilities to the substantial impairment of
that party's normal fire protection, medical and rescue capabilities.
The Fire Chief, or the chief officer in charge in the absence of the
Fire Chief, of each party which has received a request for aid shall
have the sole discretion to determine whether or not such a request
would result in such a substantial impairment.
4. The designated fire official requesting aid hereunder shall
be in charge of the direction of personnel and equipment provided by
the responding parties from the time such personnel report to such des-
ignated official or such equipment is delivered to such designated of-
ficial until such time as the responding personnel and equipment are
released by such designated fire official.
The designated fire official requesting aid hereunder may
transfer or delegate his responsibilities contained in this paragraph
as operational demands dictate.
5. Each party receiving equipment aid hereunder shall be fully
responsible for the maintenance and upkeep, including but not limited
to gas, oil, lubrication, parts replacements and repair of casualty
damage, of any such equipment while said equipment is under the command
and control of the requesting party.
6. Unless self insured, each party hereto shall maintain Work-
er's Compensation Insurance covering its own employees without cost to
the other parties.
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7. Each party rendering personnel aid hereunder shall be
entitled to be reimbursed by the requesting party for the wages of the
personnel rendering such aid. The party requesting reimbursement must
submit a claim therefor to the Fire Chief of the party receiving such
aid. Such claims must be processed and reimbursement made within sixty
(60) days of receipt thereof by the party providing reimbursement.
• 8. Each party receiving aid hereunder agrees to indemnify,
defend and hold the responding party, and its officers, agents,and em-
ployees, free and harmless from any and all liabilities, claims, de-
mands, actions, losses, damages, and costs, including all costs of
defense thereof, caused by, arising out of, or in any way related to
the requesting party's use of the responding party's personnel, equip-
ment, materials, and supplies while under the command and control of
the requesting party. upon demand the requesting party shall, at its
own expense, defend the responding party, and its officers, agents, and
employees, against any and all such liabilities, claims, demands, ac-
tions, losses, damages or costs.
g. The Fire Chief of each party hereto, under the administrative
direction of the City Manager, shall have joint authority and responsi-
bility for the administration of this Agreement which they may delegate
to their agents or employees in their respective fire department.
10. This Agreement shall become effective upon the date hereof
and shall remain in full force and effect until terminated by mutual
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agreement' of the parties hereto or by written notice by one party to
the other party, giving sixty (60) days notice of said termination.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement
to be executed as of the day and year first hereinabove written.
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