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RESOLUTION NO. 14,204
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO
ENTER INTO AN AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AND THE FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT OF BONITA/SUNNYSIDE
BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of National City desires
to enter into an agreement with the Bonita/Sunnyside Fire
Portection District, to eliminate the boundaries between the
City and the District, for fire protection purposes. This
agreement will allow the nearest fire unit to respond to an
emergency incident regardless of jurisdictional boundries.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said contract shall begin
January 1, 1984.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of
National City hereby directs the City Manager to execute
an agreement between the Bonita/Sunnyside Fire Protection
District and the City of National City.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of December, 1983.
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AGWEEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made by THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, a municipal
corporation, and THE BONITA/SUNNYSIDE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, herein
called "Parties".
RECITALS
A. The Agencies of National City and Bonita Fire District main-
tain, organized and equipped Fire Departments charged with the duty of
fire related emergency responses within the limits of said City and
District.
B. Investigation has disclosed it would be to the benefit of
each party that the services of each of their Fire Departments be, in
some circumstances, extended outside of the limits of each party; and
into the limits of the other party.
C. The parties desire that in some circumstances the Fire Depart
meets of the other party will respond to fire related emergency responc
(to include Medical Aid Responses) within its limits.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals and the mutual
obligations of the parties as herein expressed, the City of National
City and Fire Protection District of Bonita/Sunnyside agree as follows
1. The parties of this agreement agree to respond to fire relate
emergency responses outside of their geographical limitations, and int
the geographical 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 emergency
responses shall adhere as closely as possible to the nearest unit con-
cept, without regard to political jurisdiction. The signing of this
agreement represents each party's request of the other party for
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assistance in responding to fire related emergency responses which
occur geographically closer to the other party's fire suppression
units.
3. The Chiefs of the parties' Fire Departments are authorized
to execute supplementary agreements regarding operational procedures
and planning as are necessary to implement this agreement. An oper-
ational committee consisting of the Chiefs or their designate(s) of
the Fire Departments 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 presen
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 see
to assume Incident Command.
5. National City agrees to indemnify and save Bonita/Sunnyside
and its agents and employees harmless from any and all liability,
claims, damages or injuries to any person, including injury to Nationa
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, National City's agents or employees; and all expenses c
investigating and defending against same.
Bonita/Sunnyside agrees to indemnify and save National City and
its agents and employees harmless from any and all liability, claims,
damages or injuries to any person, including injury to Bonita/Sunnysi,
employees and all claims which arise from or are connected with Bonit.
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Sunnyside's.performance or failure to perform the obligations of this
agreement, or are caused or claimed to be caused by the acts of Bonit<
Sunnyside, Bonita/Sunnyside's agents or employees; and all expenses o.
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 up(
the parties by operation of law.
6. Each party to this agreement shell cover its employees' Work(
Compensation liability without cost to the other party, and each depa:
ment shall payroll its own personnel without cost to the other depart?
7. Each party shall be fully responsible for all repairs, maint'
nance 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 and needed and provide minor
maintenance of fire suppression equipment.
B. The requesting department shall provide the responding de-
partment's personnel with necessary food and refreshments. Any
chemical agents used for fire suppression by the responding departmen
shall be replenished by the requesting department.
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, or certified acting
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 constit
the sole consideration for the performance of this agreement. It is
understood and agreed that no money payments shall be made between tt
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departments, that no charges shall be assessed by any department
against any other department except as expressly provided in this
agreement. A
11. Nothing in this agreement shall limit either party from
participating in separate agreements with other fire jurisdictions
and shall have no effect pon 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-trainin
for their fire fighting personnel.
This agreement may be terminated by either party upon giving the
other jurisdiction's Fire Chief written notice of intent to terminate
by January 1, with such termination to become effective the following.
July 1.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this agreement is executed by the City of
National City acting by and through its City Manager, pursuant to
Resolution No. /4 2,044 authorizing such execution, and by the Bonita/
Sunnyside Fire Protection District by and through its Board Chairpersc
pursuant to authorization of the Bonita/Sunnyside Fire Protection
District Board of Directors.
Dated•2 % day of �dD/. �� , 19 3
BONITA/SUNNYSIDE FIRE PROTECTION D
CITY
OF NATIONAL CITY
by � ���v//�/• / //-/i �1 L7 by
City Manager ' Chairperson
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