HomeMy WebLinkAboutC-8215-1 - Orange County All-Hazards Incident Management Team MOUORANGE COUNTY
ALL -HAZARDS INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) entered into this I0 -H day of
OCiOF,ER , 2016 by and between the following public entities: Orange County Fire
Authority (OCFA), Ct it c)F NF,V�4?c�zT Vlt)4r F -I ; and any other public entity
who may lawfully join from time to time as will be reflected by an assigned numbered
signatory page, that will become an addendum to this MOU (collectively, the "Parties"
and individually, a "Party").
WHEREAS, Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD-5 and HSPD-8
mandate the development of Type 3 All -Hazards Incident Management Teams; and
WHEREAS, a Type 3 All -Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT) is a
regional team of highly experienced and credentialed people that can come together
and deploy with appropriate equipment and personnel, functioning under the National
Incident Management System (NIMS), to support the incident management needs of
local communities and agencies when requested during major emergency events, which
events may include without limitation incidents of terrorism, civil unrest, hazardous
materials releases, earthquakes, floods, train derailments, plane crashes, search and
rescue operations, weather-related incidents, dam failure, wildland fires, and large
planned community events; and
WHEREAS, In August 2013, the Orange County Emergency Management
Council formally established the AHIMT program and officially recognized the AHIMT
Working Group as the body that will set policies and provide oversight for the Orange
County Type 3 AHIMT (OC-AHIMT); and
WHEREAS, the OC-AHIMT is intended to be one of the U.S. Fire Administration
(USFA) multi -discipline, Type 3 AHIMTs that can provide immediate assistance to local
agencies within the region during major emergency events, and can serve as a bridge
to later arrival of State and Federal Type 1 and Type 2 AHIMTs in very large disasters.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals set forth above, the Parties
agree as follows:
1. Cooperation. The Parties shall cooperate, support, collaborate, administer,
perform, and otherwise work together in developing and deploying the OC-AHIMT.
2. Oversight. The Parties' participation in the OC-AHIMT shall be subject to, and
consistent with, any applicable USFA and/or AHIMT Working Group qualification
standards, policies, rules, regulations, or program manuals.
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3. Personnel Costs. Each Party shall be solely responsible for personnel costs
incurred in connection with its participation in OC-AHIMT. If a Federal or State
Declaration of Emergency is enacted, reimbursement for personnel and services may
be possible.
4. Equipment Costs. Each Party shall be solely responsible for all costs associated
with repair and maintenance, including gas, oil, lubrication, parts, replacement and
repair, or loss of its own apparatus and equipment used in connection with its
participation in OC-AHIMT.
5. Requests through the National Firefighting Mobilization System. There must be
an agreement in place with a national wildland fire agency to be able to fill a personnel
order through the National Firefighting Mobilization System.
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SIGNATORY PAGE
Agency
Name
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Date
1. Orange County Fire
Jeff Bowman, Chief
Authority
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2. City of Newport Beach
Dave Kiff, City
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Manager
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CIN ATTOR EY' OFFICE
Date: C��l l l b
By: L\A
Aaron C. Harp, City Attorney
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