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Home My WebLink AboutContracts & Agreements_33-2010_CCv0001.pdf RIVERSIDE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT ' In cooperation xvith the _w California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection 210 West San Jacinto Avenue • Perris,California 92570 • (951)940 6900 . Fax f951>940-6910 John R.Hawkins Fire Chief Proudly serving the unincorporated areas of Riverside County and the Cities of August 10, 2010 Bmwing Beaumont `' TO: CIN CLERK, Calimesa City of Redlands 4. Canyon Lake FROM: KAREN GIPSON, Coachella Administrative Services Analyst it Riverside County Fire Department Desert Hot Springs Indian wells RE: Automatic Aid Agreement with the City of Redlands and County of Riverside Indio 4. Lake Elsinore La Quinta Attached please find a fully executed original Automatic Aid Agreement between the ��vatle� City of Redlands and the County of Riverside for your records. Palm Desert Thank You! Perris Karen Gipson A.- Mirage (951) 940-6333 Ra 40. San Jacinto Temecula Board of Supervisors Bob Buster, District I John.Tavaglione, District 2 Jeff Stone, District 3 Roy Wilson, District 4 Marion Ashley, District 5 AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE AND THE CITY OF REDLANDS This automatic aid agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into this 16`" day of March, 2010, (Effective Date") by and between the City of Redlands (hereinafter "City") and the County of Riverside (hereinafter "County"). City and County are sometimes individually referred to herein as a"Party" and, together, as the "Parties." RECITALS Both the County of Riverside, a political subdivision of the State of California, on behalf of its Fire Department (hereinafter called "RCFD"), and the City of Redlands, a political subdivision of the State of California on behalf of its Fire Department (hereinafter called "RFD"), maintain as part of their respective public services, an organized and equipped fire department, charged with the duty of fire protection and rescue within their respective jurisdictions, and County and City have agreed it would be to the benefit to each Party that the services of each be, in some circumstances, extended outside of their jurisdictional boundaries. County and City desire that in some circumstances the RFD will respond to fire and emergency medical/rescue incidents outside of the boundaries of the City of Redlands and within the boundaries of County, and that in some circumstances the RCFD will respond to fire and emergency medical/rescue incidents outside of the boundaries of the County and within the boundaries of the City of Redlands. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the Parties agree as follows: AGREEMENT Section 1. The specific details associated with the provision of the Services shall be determined by the respective Fire Chiefs of the RFD and the RCFD. The services are set forth in the operating plan developed by the Fire Chiefs which is attached to this agreement as Exhibit "A," and incorporated herein by this reference. The Operating Plan shall be reviewed annually by the Fire Chiefs and may be amended from time to time by the Fire Chiefs of RFD and RCFD, with their mutual consent. It is understood that all plans which deal with emergency response shall adhere as closely as practical to the "nearest unit auto-aid" concept which forms the basis for this Agreement. Section 2. In accordance with Government Code Section 55632 (California Disaster and Civil Defense Master Mutual Aid Agreement), the Parties agree to respond to emergency alarms outside of their geographical jurisdictions, and into the geographical jurisdiction of the other in accordance with the terms and this Agreement. The Automatic aid boundaries, for purposes of this Agreement, are identified in Exhibit "B," attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. JUL 2 7 2010 its own Sect_ Each Party shall maintain Worker's Compensate n Insurance personnel without and each Party shall ay n employees without cost to the other Party, r cost to the other Party. and maintenance, including Sect; Each Party shall be fully responsible for all repair, apparatus, as, oil, lubrication,parts, replacement, and repair of ea S chequipment all used outside of its of its g pursuant to this Agreement equipment used geographical boundaries. tion 5. Each Party shall be responsible to provide the law enforcement and traffic Se hical boundaries. control personnel within its own geograp 6. The Fire Chiefs of each of the Parties shalltheyhave vmay jointauthority rtoy thea sectionion of this which responsibility for the edI"e Fire tDepartments Agreement, istr employees of their respective Section o The Parry receiving aid shall provide (if possible) an officer of its fire ment who will be in charge and direct activities and assume the responsibility or department, s from the scene. releasing all fire department resource I be made between the Parties as compensation Section No payments of any kind shal reement. Services performed for no compensation for any services performed pursuant to this Ag are limited to staffed fire apparatus, rescue squads, water tenders, and overhead (chief officer) personnel and use of associated equipment. hich is Section 9. Each Party may, upon its own initiative, enter upon land wriior authorihin zation; Se.---- ression work without p boundaries of the other Party to engage in fire Supp provided, however, such Party's forces shall not knowingly perform any act of a nature which will reflect to the discredit or which is contrary to the established policy of the responsible Party. section 10. When an emergency incident occurs along theeeborder between ny p response rotection Se---- jurisdictions, it is agreed that underprecise location. hall be shouldthere policy that both Parties shall pending determination of the send forces promptly to start appropriate action on borderline incidents. Section 11. Each of the Parties shall be fully responsible for the preservation of evidence. shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the other Party and its Secti_ on 12. Each Party and all liabilities, claims, demands, respective agents, st of or in ervants, and employees, of and from anymanner connected with, any negligent debts, suits, actions, and causes, arising ouhereunder or, its agents, servants,employees, done or act or omission of such indemnifying Party performed pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. a san Section 13. This Agreement shall commence on its Effective Date and continue until terminated by either Party by giving ninety (90) days prior written notice to the other Party. Written notice shall be given as follows: COUNTY: Riverside County Fire Department 210 W. San Jacinto Ave. Perris, CA 92570. CITY: Fire Department City of Redlands 35 Cajon Street, Suite 12 Redlands, CA 92373 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the duly authorized officials of the Parties have, in their respective capacities, set their hands as of the date first hereinabove written. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE By, Chairman, Board of Supervisors MARIAT, AS Ey RIVERSIDE COUNTY ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: Clerk of the Board J KECIA HARPER-IHEM V By: By: 40a� I I_�'4Y1A,PT CHAT Deputy ((S AL) CITY OF REDLANDS B v: Pat Gilbreath, Mayor ATTEST: By: Sam Irwin, i Clerk (SEAL) JUL 2 7 EXHIBIT "A" AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENT BETWEEN RIVERSIDE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND REDLANDS CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT "OPERATIONAL FLAN„ This "Operational Plan" is adopted pursuant to the Automatic Aid Agreement dated March 16, 2010, between the Riverside County Fire Department and the City of Redlands Fire Department. The following "Operational Plan" outlines the Dispatching, Operational, and Emergency Communication elements to implement this Agreement. This plan can be modified at any time with mutual written agreement by the Fire Chiefs for the Riverside County Fire Department and the City of Redlands Fire Department. PUR.POSE The purpose of this operating plan is to increase and/or enhance the fire ground operations within the Riverside County Fire Department/Redlands Fire Department "Automatic-Aid" Agreement area. This plan would allow responding agencies to pre-designate the Unified Ordering point VHF Radio Frequencies, establishment of an Incident Command structure for fires, emergencies and other responses as requested within the area identified in Appendix B of the Agreement. COMMUNICATION PROCEDURE 1. Dispatch into County areas within the Automatic Aid area per Exhibit "B" is as follows: The City of Redlands agrees to provide, if available, the following resources: Medical Aid — One Engine Company Unit remains on Redlands frequency. (automatic response upon notification)* Structure Fire — One Engine Company Unit responds on RRU/RVC Support 5 or assigned County frequency. (automatic response upon notification)* Vegetation Fire — One Type I Engine or Type III Engine Unit responds on RRU/RVC Support 5 or assigned County frequency. (automatic response upon notification)* Other Fire — One Engine Company Unit responds on RRU/RVC Support 5 or assigned County frequency. (automatic response upon notification)* County will provide standard response for type of incident or dispatch level in addition to the City resources. 2. Dispatch into City areas within the Automatic Aid per Exhibit "B" as follows: Riverside County Fire Department agrees to provide, if available, the following resources: Medical Aid — One Engine Company All units respond on the assigned RRU/RVC frequency. (automatic response upon notification) Structure Fire — One Engine Company All units respond on the assigned RRU/RVC frequency. (automatic response upon notification) Vegetation Fire — One Engine Company All units respond on the assigned RRU/RVC frequency. (automatic response upon notification) Other Fire ® One Engine Company All units respond on the assigned RRU/RVC frequency. (automatic response upon notification) 3. The Unified Ordering Point for joint responses, regardless of jurisdiction, will be the Riverside County Fire Department Emergency Command Center (ECC). 4. Regardless of which agency Company Officer/Chief Officer (Officer) is on scene of the incident first, the first arriving Officer shaestablish an incident command post and communications routed through thell ECC on incidents in which both agencies are responding. 5. Upon receipt of an alarm involving these areas, the department receiving the alarm will immediately notify the cooperating department. Primary contact frequency between the two agencies will be OES White Net. a� } Approved by'. Reviewed and A RIVERSIDE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMEN Dated: ,J H HA INS ire Ch f CITY OF REDLANDS FIRE DEPARTMENT Dated: Zt j ;i Fire Chief N`�-,..� a.� .r.�� arm a-�-... ----�-``��ti.'�, ��``�....� � ��-v.,�,:�,.:"`��..,"�,.;��-ac,,�*,-�-, a��. S �"�•,-�`•`-,�"�,�-�..`,�,`;�..„�`T`;�,��"�-� .��a`k w�: %tt��}tS�i��tS t ��f�It3Z�\lt�t�t i��i�Z �.. � - '�. _r �• .� a. t x t I s xs�s�o •a k r • w. t� zh , t , t � . i w ♦ x � ,x EXHIBIT J • , 2...�t� • e • g&tS �e 4Vtv ..St�. S Y Its Ott i�� t.Jt Legend �r�r '• Riverside County Boundary -� dary t Coverage by Riverside Count, Coverage b3� r��X'� - • �_ x y Redlands FD Zhfrt sjZ « � . .• 4 �� a ttoil�,.y5,hi,v�YtJYtSY,',xtft}�stSiit;�sz, rt} int, " SUBMITTAL TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA SUBMITTAL DATE: FROM: FIRE May 28, 2010 SUBJECT: Approval of Automatic Aid Agreement with the City of Redlands RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move that the Board appove the and authorize attached ie the Chairman to sign th C. between the County of Riverside and the City of Redlands LU Agreement. BACKGROUND: The City of Redlands and the County of Riverside each maintain and operate p u Fire Department for the purpose of providing o ender automare, rescue, ante aid emergency e the aeeacs Idesig designated services u find it mutually beneficial for both parties 0�= cz- Attachment 1. 0 0 0 ry Joh . Hawkins, County Fire Chief O Z N/A In Current Year Budget: N/A Current F.Y.Total Cost: No 0 ,� ((D FINANCIAL Current F.Y.Net County Cost: N/A Budget Adjustment: Uj, DATA N/A For Fiscal Year: 2010/201 Annum Net County Cost: Positions To Be a r SOURCE OF FUNDS: N/A Deleted p►er A-30 Requires 415 Vote ❑ Om C.E.O. RECOMMENDATION: A BY: a Coun Executive Office Si nature Robert Tremaine Li I MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS On motion of Supervisor Stone, seconded by Supervisor mmendedt and duly carried, IT WAS ORDERED that the above matter is approved Ayes: Buster, Stone, Benoit and Ashley Kecia Harper-Them Nays: None Cie f t NDe oa rd Absent: Tavaglione By: Date: July 7, 2010 6 xc: FIR District: Agenda Number: Prev: Agn. Ref.: None a ATTACHMENTS FILED 3 WITH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD