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RESOLUTION NO. 152
BY THE COUNCIL:
A RESOLUTION. OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF .THE. CITY. OF MERIDIAN AND THE
COMMISSIONERS OF THE MERIDIAN RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
APPROVING A MUTUAL COOPERATION (AUTOMATIC AID.) .AGREEMENT
BETWEEN NORTH ADA COUNTY FIRE & RESCUE, MERIDIAN CITY FIRE
DEPARTMENT, MERIDIAN RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, EAGLE FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT, AND STAR JOINT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT;
AUTHORIZING .THE MERIDIAN CITY/RURAL FIRE CHIEF TO .EXECUTE AND
ATTEST SAID AGREEMENT; AND PROVIDING AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, it is possible that fires, medican emergencies, and/or disasters can
occur .within the .boundaries of one of the above mentioned fire districts and present
dispatching procedures provide for the fire department with jurisdiction, to arrive on the
scene before calling for additional aid;
WHEREAS,.... the parties hereto have determined that it is .in the best interests of
each of the parties and the citizens whom they serve to provide for additional firefighters,
engines and equipment in the initial dispatch;
WHEREAS, each of the parties hereto believe ,that lifting present jurisdictional
boundaries so that the station nearest to a fire, medical emergency, and/or disaster can
respond first in the best interest of all fire districts involved and their citizens;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE .MERIDIAN. CITY/RURAL FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS:
Section 1: That the Mutual Cooperation (Automatic Aid) Plan by and between North
Ada County Fire & Rescue, Meridian Gity/ Rural Fire District, Eagle Fire District, and Star
Joint Fire Protection District, a copy of which Agreement, marked Exhibit A, is attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference, be, and the same hereby is, approved both
as to form and content.
Section 2: That the Meridian Fire Chief is hereby authorized to execute and attest
the Agreement on behalf of the Meridian City/ Rural Fire Department.
Section 3: That this Resolution shall be in full fore and effect immediately upon its
adoption and approval.
ADOPTED this 18th day of January, 1994.
MERIDIAN RURAL FIRE PRO.. ECT/~N DISTRRCT
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Commissioner
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Commission
MERIDIAN CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
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WILLIAM G. BERG, JR. C LERK
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EXHIBIT "A"
MUTUAL COOPERATION (AUTOMATIC AID) PLAN
Idaho Code Section 31-1430A states`
Fire protection districts created under this chapter are..hereby empowered to
enter into written agreements with fire protection districts within the state of
Idaho and of neighboring states and with counties, incorporated cities. and
privately funded organizations or associations within the state of Idaho and
of neighboring states for their mutual protection, joint. use, ownership and/or .
operation of land, equipment or facilities, or for the protection of either of the
contracting parties.
Agreements may provide for a consideration of mutual protection, joint
use, ownership and/ or operation of land, equipment or facilities, or for pro-
tection at a fixed monetary consideration or a monetary consideration based
on the reasonable value of services actually rendered under the agreement.
Any monetary consideration payable under such agreements by a fire pro-
tection district created under this chapter may be paid only out of the treasury
of the fire protection district.
FINDINGS
The fire chiefs for the North Ada County Fire & Rescue, Eagle, Meridian City/Rural
and Star Fire Districts find that their respective fire districts would benefit from an
agreement for mutual protection as contemplated by Idaho Code Section 31-1430A.
Presently, all districts operate under Mutual Aid & Disaster Protection & Assistance
Agreement, signed on September 29, 1987. The dispatch procedures of the 1987
Agreement require a fire district to arrive a# the scene of a fire before requesting help from
a neighboring district. A{so, a fire district must respond to a fire within its district, even if
a neighboring district's station may be closer in proximity to the fire. These provisions of
the 1987 Agreement are improved on by provisions of this Agreement. This Agreement
provides a system whereby more manpower is routed to a fire at the time of dispatch
rather than after the arrival of the first fire engine. Furthermore, this Agreement is
structured so that the station nearest to a fire is dispatched, regardless of the district within
which the fire is located.
The purpose of this Agreement is to provide quicker service and safer fire ground
operations to the citizens and fire fighters in the above mentioned fire districts.
Additionaly, other provisions encompassed in this Agreement should result in finnancial
savings to all fire districts becuase they will not duplicate specialized training and
equipment purchases.
This Agreement will not change the existing boundaries which were created
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pursuant to the Idaho State Code Fire District Law. Thus, for purposes of funding,
payment of employees, and record .maintenance, the existing boundaries remain
unchanged. Additionally, the North Ada County Fire & Rescue, Meridian City'Rural Fire
Protection District, Eagle Fire Protection District, and Star Joint Fire Protection District wil
still participate in the 1987 Mutual Aid & Disaster Protection & Assistance Agreement. The
fire districts involved in this Agreement, because of their limited size and resources, have
developed this Agreement so that they have the same fire fighting capability as the larger
districts which are not parties to this agreement bu are parties to the Mutual Aid & Disaster
Protection & Assistance Agreement.
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1. First in. Refers to the fire station located nearest a grass fire, structure fire,
medical emergency, auto accident, public service call or any other occurance requiring the
services provided by a fire station.
2. The districts involved in this agreement will be designed; for dispatching
purposes only, as follows.
(a) North Ada County Fire &Rescue No.1 is designated County Fire Station No.1
(b) North Ada Coutny Fire & Rescue Station No.2 is designated County Fire
Station No. 2
(c) Meridian City/Rural Fire Station is designated County Fire Station No. 3
(d) Eagle Fire Station is designated County Fire Station No. 4
(e) Star Fire Station is designated County Fire Station No. 5
1. Listed below are the districts for which each fire station shall supply the first
engine in case of a fire and/ or other emergency,' unless that'station is already involved in
a fire and/ or other emergency.
a. County Station #1. -Will supply the first engine for all areas currently
served by North Ada CountyFire & Rescue Station.#1, and Duncan
Lane, Hill Road and State Street east of Duncan.
b. County Station #2. Will supplythe first engine for all areas currently
being served by North Ada County Fire& Rescue Station #2, and
Goldenrod west of Cloverdale and for Edelweiss south of Goldenrod.
c. County Station #3. Will supply the first engine for all areas currently
being served by the Meridian City/Rural Fire Department.
d. County Station #4. Will supply the first engine for all-areas currently
being served by the Eagle Fire Department, and Dry Creek north. of
Seamans Gulch Road and Broken Horn north of Dry Creek Road, and
Eagle Road north of McMillan, Locust Grove to Dunwoody Court, and on
Chinden between Eagle and Locust-Grove, and Homer-Road and Gooder
John Lane..
e. County Station #5: Will supply the first engine for all areas currently being
served by the Star Fire Department, and Highway 20; east to Black Cat
Road, and north on Black Cat Road to the Boise River, and Hartely Road,
Palmer Lane and Floating Feather west of the 5600 block and Beacon
Light Road west of the 5600 block.
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OPERATIONS
The purpose of the Agreement is coordination of the operational divisions of the
distircts.
1. Response Procedures. Responses are the back bone of the operational plan
outlined in this cooperation agreement. No one district can provide a complete
full service department. However, with all the districts working. together, the
districts can accomplish a west county based service level that can provide
expanded alarm fire response, expanded heavy rescue capabilities, quicker
first-in medical response and hazardous materials response. Break down of the
Response Procedures is as follows.
a. Medical Calls -The nearest Station (first-in) will respond wth one
engine (or QRU unit).
b. Auto Accidents. The nearest Station (first-in) will respond with one
engine (or QRU/Rescue unit): -
c. Auto Accidents with Extrication. The nearest Station (first-in) will
respond to the accident. Extrication follows the dispatching SOP
currently in place.
d. Grass Fires. The nearest (first-in) station will respond with one brush
truck. Grass fires in the foothills will follow the current dispatching SOP.
e. Structure Fires. The two closest stations will respond with one engine
each.
f. Public Service Calls. District within Jurisdictional boundaries will
respond.
2. Multiple Unit Responses. When a unit is the first to arrive at a fire within its
jurisdiction, it must give an initial report and assume command of the incident.
If the first unit to arrive on the scene is not within its jurisdiction, it has the
following options:
a. Pass command to the second unit on the scene, which should be,
under this Agreement, a unit with jurisdiction.
b. Retain command.. In this event, the unit with jurisdiction must send a
command person to the command post to assist in the planning and
course of action to resolve the incident.
3. This Agreement governs dispatching operations for initial dispatching only.
The district with jurisdiction should dictate the remaining response from its
distirct.
4. Cover for occupied District. In the event all fo the fire fighters and equipment
in a given fire- district are occupied, that district roay,request of ,one of the three
remaining districts that they supply a truck to stand by in the occupied district's
station until such time as the occupied district has returned a truck to its own
station. Dispatching SOP 4.320 lists other stations that may be used for station
coverage.
5. Trainin .This Agreement will be more efficient if the parties to this Agreement
engage in joint training exercises for the following: fire, emergency medical
treatment, extrication, trench, confined space, haz-mat, water, ice, high angle and
building collapse response. A training committee with a representative from each
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district may schedule and conduct joint training drills with mandatory
training on a quaterly basis.
This Agreement shall not negate the right or duty of a district to provide
independent training to members of its department as deemed appropriate by the District.
IV.
PURCHASING
An additional purpose of this Agreement is to coordinate the purchase of equipment
and said supplies in a cost efficient manner for the benefit of the citizens of each district.
Pursuant to this agreement, if the districts find joint purchasing of goods and supplies
provides a less expensive price, this Agreement authorizes any one of the districts to
coordinate purchase of equipment or supplies with any or all of the other districts in
accordance with Idaho Code Section 67-2332.
V.
INFORMATION EXCHANGE
Each district shall be responsible for maintaining records of responses in their respective
districts. For responses that require a station other than the district with jurisdiction, a
company officer of the outside station is required to complete the appropriate incident
report. This information then shall be communicated to the district with jursidiction, so that
it may complete its records.
IV.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. Each party shall be responsible for its own equipment and personnel and shall
bear the risk of any loss or damage to its equipment, or injury to its personnel, occurring
as a result of the operation and use of equipment or personnel under and in accordance
with this Agreement.
2. This Agreement shall become effective upon its execution by all of the parties
involved.
3. Should any term or provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any
persons, parties or circumstances, for any reason be illegal or invalid, then the illegality
of invalidity shall not effect the other valid and legal provisions of this Agreement and shall
be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had not be contained
therein.
accordance with this Agreement.
2. This Agreement shall become effective upon its execution by all of the
parties involved.
3. Should any term or provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof
to any persons, parties or circumstances, for any reason be illegal or invalid, then the
illegality or invalidity shall not affect the other valid and legal provisions of this
Agreement and shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision
had not be contained therein.
4. If any party wishes to withdraw from this Agreement, it may do so upon 30
days written notice to all other parties. If two or more parties withdraw from this
Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate as to all parties.
Thirty days written notice shall be furnished to the fire chiefs of the remaining
districts.
parr erry, Fire C~iief
No h Ada Countv Fire & Rescue
Dan Friend, Fire Chief
Eagle Fire Protection District
Kenny Bov4ers, Fire Chief
Meridian Cit Rural Fire Protection District
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Tracy R6ynor, Fire CTiief
Star Joint Fire Protection District