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Home My WebLink AboutCC RESO 14,32311� RESOLUTION NO. 14,323 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO AN AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA FIRE DEPARTMENT WHEREAS, the City of National City desires to enter into an agreement with the City of Chula Vista, to eliminate the boundaries between the two Cities, for fire protection purposes; and WHEREAS, such an agreement will allow the nearest fire unit to respond to an emergency incident regardless of jurisdictional boundaries; and WHEREAS, such a contract shall begin June 1, 1984; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Mayor is authorized and directed to execute an agreement between the City of National City and the City of Chula Vista providing for automatic fire aid between the City of National City and the City of Chula Vista. PASSED and ADOPTED this 15th day of May, 1984. ATTEST: C�IlI / CITY CLE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ESTABLISHING AUTOMATIC AID FIRE SERVICE THIS AGREEMENT, is made and entered on the day of , 1984, by and between THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, a municipal corporation, and THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, a munici- pal corporation, herein called "Parties"; RECITALS A. The City of National City and the City of Chula Vista maintain as part of their municipal services, organized and equipped Fire Protection Organizations charged with the duty of fire related emergency responses within their respective juris- dictional limits. B. Investigation has disclosed it would be to the bene- fit of each party that the services of each of their Fire Protec- tion Organizations be, in some circumstances, extended outside of their respective jurisdictional limits of each party; and into the jurisdictional limits of the other party. C. The Parties desire that in some circumstances the Fire Protection Organization of the other party will respond to fire related emergencies within its jurisdictional limits. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals and the mutual obligations of the Parties as herein expressed, the City of Chula Vista and the City of National City agree as follows; 1. The Parties of this agreement agree to respond to fire related emergencies outside of their respective jurisdic- tional limitations, and into the jurisdictional limitations of the other party in accordance with the following terms and conditions. 2. Political boundaries between the co-signers of this agreement shall be dropped. All plans which deal with fire related emergencies shall adhere as closely as possible to the nearest unit concept, without regard to political jurisdiction. The signing of this agreement represents each party's request of the other party for assistance in responding to fire related emergencies which occur geographically closer to the other party's fire suppression units. 3. The Chiefs of the Parties' Fire Protection Organiza- tion are authorized to execute supplementary agreements regarding operational procedures and planning as are necessary to implement this agreement. An operational committee consisting of the Chiefs -1- or their designate(s) of the Fire Protection Organization of the Parties shall implement this agreement. Each party shall furnish the other in writing the name and rank of all participating officers. 4. The duties of Incident Commander shall be assumed by the senior ranking fire official from a participating agency who is present at the scene of the incident, without regard to the jurisdiction in which the incident occurs. There shall be an orderly transfer of command when an officer of equal or higher rank from the jurisdiction in which the incident occurs arrives at the scene, if that officer seeks to assume Incident Command. 5. National City agrees to indemnify and save the City of Chula Vista and its agents and employees harmless from any and all liability, claims, damages or injuries to any person, includ- ing injury to National City's employees and all claims which arise from or are connected with National City's performance or failure to perform the obligations of this agreement, or are caused or claimed to be caused by the acts of National City's agents or employees; and all expenses of investigating and defending against same. The City of Chula Vista agrees to indemnify and save National City and its agents and employees harmless fran any and all liability, claims, damages or injuries to any person, includ- ing injury to Chula Vista employees and all claims which arise from or are connected with Chula Vista's performance or failure to perform the obligations of this agreement, or are caused or claimed to be caused by the acts of Chula Vista, Chula Vista's agents or employees; and all expenses of investigating and defending against same. Nothing in this agreement is intended by the Parties to diminish, waive, or otherwise affect the privileges and immunities conferred upon the Parties by operation of law. 6. Each party to this agreement shall cover its employees' Workers' Compensation liability without cost to the other party, and each party shall pay salaries and fringe benefits for its own personnel without cost to the other department. 7. Each party shall be fully responsible for all repairs, maintenance and upkeep, including gas, oil, lubrication, parts replacement, and repair of casualty damage, of its own equipment used pursuant to this agreement while its equipment is used outside of its political boundaries. However, during prolonged suppression activities, the requesting agency shall replenish fuel as needed and provide minor maintenance of fire suppression equipment. -2- 8. The requesting party shall provide the responding party's personnel with necessary food and refreshments. Any chemical agents used for fire suppression by the responding party shall be replenished by the requesting party. 9. The Parties to this agreement shall provide each responding apparatus with a crew of a minimum of three trained fire fighters including a full-time paid commanding officer, and a full complement of equipment according to the National Fire Protection Association standards as stated in Pamphlet 1901. 10. The assurance of automatic aid to the Parties shall constitute the sole consideration for the performance of this agreement. It is understood and agreed that no money payments shall be made between the departments, that no charges shall be assessed by any party against any other party except as expressly provided in this agreement. 11. Nothing in this agreement shall limit either party from participating in separate agreements with other fire jurisdic- tions and shall have no effect upon the existing San Diego County Mutual Aid Agreement. Should any party withdraw for any reason from the existing County Mutual Aid Agreement, this agreement is automatically terminated upon the effective date of such withdrawal from mutual aid. 12. In order to standardize fire fighting procedures among the signatories of this agreement and to ensure efficient fire suppression operations at any incident where automatic aid is being rendered, the Parties to this agreement agree to establish a system of cross -training for their fire fighting personnel. This agreement may be terminated by either party upon giving the other jurisdiction's Fire Chief and City Clerk written notice of intent to terminate January 1, with such termination to become effective the following July 1. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this agreement is executed by The City of Chula Vista, acting by and through its City Manager, pursuant to Resolution No. authorizing such execution, and by the City of National City by and through its City Manager pursuant to authorization of the National City City Council. CITY OF CHULA VISTA CITY OF NATIONAL CITY City Manager City Manager -3 - Approved as to form by Approved as to form by City Attorney i -4- City Attorney ARMY