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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC-2766 - Exchange of Fire, Rescue & Emergency Medical Services• • June 28, 1993 JUr: 2 i, S93 Council Agenda Item No. 21 AR?ROVO TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council C _ 2 766 FROM: Tim Riley, Fire Chief SUBJECT: Automatic Aid Agreement for Emergency Medical Services RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the Mayor and the City Council to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Orange for the Exchange of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Medical Services. DISCUSSION: The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding is to outline the procedures for implementing an agreement for the exchange of emergency response services to specified areas. It is a guide for day to day operations and is not intended to replace or revise the Orange County Fire Services Operational Area Mutual Aid Plan in which the City also participates. The Memorandum of Understanding will be evaluated annually by the City and the County to determine its effectiveness. • c —2-764 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR EXCHANGE OF FIRE, RESCUE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNTY OF ORANGE /CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH This Memorandum of Understanding is authorized by the City Council of Newport Beach and the County of Orange Board of Supervisors in an agreement dated July 1, 1989. The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding is to outline the procedures for implementing an agreement of response between the City of Newport Beach Fire Department, hereinafter referred to as the CITY and the County of Orange Fire Department, hereinafter referred to as the COUNTY. This Memorandum is a guide for day to day operations and is in no way intended to replace or revise the Orange County Fire Services Operational Area Mutual Aid Plan. This Memorandum replaces any previous Memorandum in affect. AMOUNT AND TYPE OF ASSISTANCE This agreement is for the exchange of services to the areas specified. The identified fire department resources will respond to emergencies as set forth below. Equipment required beyond the scope of this Memorandum of Understanding must be requested by the Incident Commander or dispatch center through normal Mutual Aid channels as outlined in the Orange County Fire Services Operational Area Mutual Aid Plan. RESPONSE AREAS CITY SHALL PROVIDE: a. One unit from NPB05 Station as third due engine; One unit from NPB03 Station as second due truck; One unit from NPB03 Station as third due paramedic; in COUNTY districts 5333Y, 5334XYZ, 5335WYZ, 5434X, 5435WXYZ, 5436WXYZ, 5437Y, 5536WXYZ, 5537WY as shown in Exhibit A. b. One unit from NPB05 Station as second due engine; One unit from NPB04 Station as sixth due engine; One unit from NPB03 Station as seventh due engine; One unit from NPB03 Station as second due truck; One unit from NPB03 Station as second due paramedic; One unit from NPB03 Station as second due chief officer; in COUNTY districts 5132Z, 5133XYZ, 5134YZ, 5232WXYZ, 5233WXYZ, 5234WXYZ, 5333X, 5334W as shown in Exhibit B. May 21, 1993 1 0 C. One unit from NPB05 Station as One unit from NPB04 Station as One unit from NPB03 Station as One unit from NPB03 Station as One unit from NPB03 Station as One unit from NPB03 Station as in COUNTY districts 5032WXYZ, 5133W as shown in Exhibit C. d. One unit One unit One unit One unit One unit One unit officer; 5131W as from NPB05 from NPB04 from NPB03 from NPB03 from NPB03 from NPB03 in COUNTY shown in E Station as Station as Station as Station as Station as Station as districts Khibit C. 41 first due engine; fifth due engine; sixth due engine; second due truck; second due paramedic; second due chief officer; 5033WYZ, 5131XZ, 5132WXY, first due engine; second due engine; third due engine; first due truck; first due paramedic; second due chief 5030Z, 5031WXYZ, 5141X, e. One unit from NPB05 Station as first due engine; One unit from NPB04 Station as sixth due engine; One unit from NPB03 Station as fourth due engine; One unit from NPB03 Station as second due truck; One unit from NPB03 Station as second due paramedic; One unit from NPB03 Station as second due chief officer; in COUNTY districts 4831Z, 4832YZ, 4833Y, 4931WXYZ, 4932WXYZ, 4933WXYZ, 4934WXYZ as shown in Exhibit C. f. One unit from NPB05 Station as first due engine; One unit from NPB04 Station as fourth due engine; One unit from NPB03 Station as second due engine; One unit from NPB03 Station as first due truck; One unit from NPB03 Station as first due paramedic; One unit from NPB03 Station as second due chief officer; in COUNTY districts 4632XZ, 4633WY, 4733WY, 4831Z, 4832WX, 4833W as shown in Exhibit C. g. One unit from NPB05 Station as third due engine; One unit from NPB03 Station as fourth due engine; One unit from NPB03 Station as second due truck; One unit from NPB03 Station as second due paramedic; One unit from NPB03 Station as second due chief officer; in COUNTY districts 4634Z, 4733XZ, 4734WXYZ, 4735WXYZ, 4736YZ, 4833XZ, 4834WXYZ, 4835WXYZ, 4836WX as shown in Exhibit C. , 1993 2 h. One unit from NPB06 One unit from NPB03 One unit from NPB03 One unit from NPB03 in COUNTY districts as shown in Exhibit Station as Station as Station as Station as 3927WXYZ, 3� D. sixth due engine; eighth due engine; third due truck; third due paramedic; 128WY, 4027WXYZ, 4028WXYZ. i. One unit from NPB06 Station as fourth due engine; One unit from NPB02 Station as ninth due engine; One unit from NPB03 Station as tenth due engine; One unit from NPB02 Station as third due truck; One unit from NPB02 Station as fourth due paramedic; in COUNTY districts 4127WXYZ, 4128WY as shown in Exhibit D. j. One unit from One unit from One unit from One unit from in COUNTY c Exhibit D. NPB06 NPB02 NPB02 NPB02 9istri Station Station Station Station :ts 412 as second due engine; as ninth due engine; as third due truck; as fifth due paramedic; 6YZ, 4226X as shown in k. One unit from NPB06 Station as first due engine; One unit from NPB02 Station as ninth due engine; One unit from NPB02 Station as third due truck; One unit from NPB02 Station as fifth due paramedic; in COUNTY districts 4225Z, 4226WYZ, 4325X, 4326WX as shown in Exhibit D. 1. One unit from NPB06 Station as fourth due engine; One unit from NPB03 Station as eighth due engine; One unit from NPB03 Station as third due paramedic; One unit from NPB03 Station as third due truck; One unit from NPB03 Station as third due chief officer; in COUNTY districts 4029YZ, 4128XZ, 4129WXYZ as shown in Exhibit D. M. One unit from NPB03 Station as fourth due engine; One unit from NPB03 Station as third due truck; One unit from NPB03 Station as second due paramedic; One unit from NPBO5 Station as sixth due engine; One unit from NPB03 Station as second due chief officer; in COUNTY districts 4130XZ, 4230XZ, 4330XZ, 4331WY, 4430XZ, 4431WXYZ, 4432WY, 4530X, 4531WX, 4532W as shown in Exhibit D. n. One engine, one truck, one paramedic, one battalion chief as first due units; One engine as second due engine; to the COUNTY area known as the "Kadane oil Lease" as shown in Exhibit E. , 1993 The specific CITY units to respond will be determined by referring to the Orange County Fire Department Fire Station Order (FSO) file. 2. THE COUNTY SHALL PROVIDE: a. One unit from either ORC27 Station or ORC28 Station as second due engine; One unit from either ORC28 Station or ORC04 Station as second due truck; in CITY jurisdiction as shown in Exhibit F. b. One unit from either ORC04 Station or ORC28 Station as second due truck; in CITY jurisdiction as shown in Exhibit G. C. One unit from ORC04 as second due or up to fifth due paramedic to all incorporated area of the CITY. d. One unit from ORC04 as second due chief officer; in CITY jurisdiction as shown in Exhibit H. Requests for CITY or COUNTY units may be made for response to undeveloped areas adjacent to the agreement area. Adjustments and releases shall be made by the incident commander as soon as the actual location of the incident and the best appropriate access has been identified. Changes in this Memorandum of Understanding may be made at any time by mutual agreement of the chiefs of both departments. A signed amendment to this document will be prepared accordingly and distributed to all holders. OPERATIONAL COMMAND The first arriving officer will assume command until he or she reassigns command or is relieved by a chief officer of the agency having jurisdiction. All operations will be conducted in a coordinated and organized manner. INCIDENT REPORTS When units of both agencies have responded to an incident, the unit of the agency having jurisdiction will be responsible for preparing the incident report. When no units from the jurisdictional agency respond to an incident the units from the responding jurisdiction shall prepare their own incident report on the incident and the agency shall provide, on request, copies of the incident report to the jurisdictional agency. May 21, 1993 4 0 9 DISPATCH AND COMMUNICATIONS If the requested unit is out of quarters and located so as to result in a longer than normal response time, the requesting dispatch center will be advised of the delay. TRAINING Periodic interagency training shall be conducted for the purpose of improving working relationships and operational coordiantion between CITY and COUNTY units. This training shall be coordinated through the CITY'S Operations Officer and the COUNTY'S Battalion Commander. RESPONSE MAPS AND PREPLANS Each jursidiction shall. provide the other with current standard response maps and preplans and updated versions as changes occur. EVALUATION The effectiveness of this Memorandum of Understanding shall be evaluated at least annually by the CITY'S Operations Officer and the COUNTY'S Battalion Commander. xl� J,64 5=17 -" D' ect r f Fire Services Date Orange County Fire Department Date Newport May hio0ilammamn —hi 07 -JUN -1993 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AND COUNTY OF ORANGE FIRE SERVICES AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENT Exhibit A r • i a �Al --- W / -d \ Ny/ / ol .;�, 1 �\ � ice, I' / � � ! ��� .•� 9� ; y� cI q I t � I I � � hio0ilammamn —hi 07 -JUN -1993 �..n? 07-JUN-1993 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AND COUNTY OF ORANGE FIRE SERVICES AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENT Exhibit C ❑ � ® -� � rev � � � I ------------------ ,: -. ___ ---- - - - - -r r-- s _________r____ __ __________ - - -- '\ Imo. r_ IffH IIEP 1111.__________ __________ y ____ - _ °:::_- -- _�-__ _______ ________, _______- ___ - -_- - - L i _ - — MFFI$I$I -TI #I / ► s I$ I 9� _ O -- - I EB I ® EE ttl ktl C,.�,� �1 �'t �• 1 � _ °� _,��� -`� - -I���� -fir ��:01 �_.'__ _ z I MAI � 4 Q-) 6. <ry n.mnn. /mn n..na 09 -,IIIN -1993 AND • OF ORANGE ' AUTOMATIC .D AGREEMENT Exhibit E ♦R7� � '!!E7 l!! 7��^ w 0 NEWPORT BEACH FIRE BY 11-17 `1111 COWICIL CRY "1! :tz.' ?O ii OEM, ilw ial fiI TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: J.M. Reed, Fire Chief 0 August 14, 1989 Council Agenda Item No-F-3(c) 6 -Z 766 SUBJECT: Agreement for Exchange of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Medical Services. Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign an agreement for the exchange of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Medical Services between the City of Newport Beach and Orange County. Fiscal Impact- No additional cost for the City of Newport Beach. Discussion: This agreement will permit the City and County Fire Chief to develop a standard operational procedure to respond the closest available fire and /or paramedic crew to an emergency regardless of jurisdictional boundaries. This operational procedure will result in: - A faster response time to the scene of an emergency. - A greater depth of resources that will provide additional emergency crews when activity is high. Either party may terminate the agreement at any time by giving written notice at least 60 days in advance. r'. -kk,7) J.M. REED Fire Chief JMR:bh (13y) AGREEMENT FOR EXCHANGE OF FIRE, RESCUE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNTY OF ORANGE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this ASP � day of 9 , which date is enumerated for purposes of refe nce only, by and between the COUNTY OF ORANGE, a political subdivision of the State of California, hereinafter referred to as 'COUNTY', and the CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, a municipal corporation in the County of Orange, hereinafter referred to as 'CITY'. WHEREAS, COUNTY and CITY provide fire, rescue and emergency medical services within their respective jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, COUNTY and CITY have found it to be of mutual benefit if the services of each fire department are in some circumstances extended outside of the limits of each jurisdiction into the boundaries of the other; and WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into a mutual response pact, wherein, in some circumstances, one party will respond to a fire, rescue or emergency medical incident occurring within the limits of the other party; NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the covenants contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows: 1. As used herein, the term "paramedic service" means the delivery of emergency medical care to sick and injured persons at - 1 - the scene of an emergency by Emergency Medical Technician Paramedics (EMT -P) who have been certified pursuant to the Health and Safety Code Section 1797 -84. Such term does not include the transportation of such sick and /or injured persons to a hospital or other medical care facility. 2. The specific details of the service to be provided under this agreement and the general operational policies, including, but not limited to, response areas, communications, types of equipment, procedures, personnel, written reports, and response patterns shall be determined by the COUNTY Director of Fire Services and the CITY Fire Chief in a Memorandum of Understanding. 3. Each party shall, at its own expense, develop and provide for the necessary cross connections of its communication system with the communication system of the other. 4. Each party shall, at its own expense, provide to the other party a predetermined grid mapping system designating the response area for its areas included in this agreement. 5. Requests for ambulance service shall continue to rest with the fire agency of the jurisdiction in which the emergency occurs. 6. The services provided by each party pursuant to this agreement shall be provided at no cost to the other party. 7. The Fire Chief of each jurisdiction or their designated representatives shall determine and agree upon the capabilities of each party to respond to incidents requiring special equipment. 8. For purposes of liaison and the administration of this agreement, the COUNTY Director of Fire Services and the CITY Fire - 2 - C Chief are designated as the representatives of the respective parties to this agreement, and they shall be jointly responsible for administration of this agreement. 9. This agreement shall become operational and effective on execution by both parties. The agreement shall remain in effect until participation is terminated by either party. It is further agreed that either party may terminate the agreement at any time by giving written notice to the other party at least sixty days (60) prior to the date of termination. 10. Each party shall indemnify and save harmless the other party, and its officers, agents and employees from any and all losses, liability, damages, claims, suits, actions and administrative proceedings, and demands relating to acts or omissions of the indemnitor, its officers, agents or employees arising out of or incidental to the performance of any of the provisions of this Agreement or any other acts or omissions of the indemnitor, its officers, agents or employees. Neither party assumes liability for the acts or omissions of persons other than each party's respective officers, agents or employees. In the event judgment is entered against both parties because of joint or concurrent negligence of both parties, or their officers, agents or employees, an apportionment of liability to pay such judgment shall be made by a court of competent jurisdiction and neither - 3 - party shall be entitled to a jury apportionment. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agreement on the day and year first above written. DATE: OCT 3 1989 ATTEST' BY: Lolf� / City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: BY: City Attorney APPROVED AS TO FORM: BY: 6 li 0; "I Deputy County Counsel COUNTY OF ORANGE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ,vw Mayor SIGNED AND CERTIFIED THAT A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD LINDA D* RUTH :t Clerk of the Board of S# 7 rvYswa County of Orange, California - 4 - LARRY J. HOLMS DIRECTOR OF FI RE SERVICES /Vi11J SERVING THE RATED AREAS OF ORANGE COUNTY UNTY AN. THE CITIES OF: CYPRESS County of Orange IIAPAELMA ^_ P ORANGE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT LOS ALAMITOS MISSION MISSION N IA 180 SOUTH WATER STREET SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO P,O. BOX 86, ORANGE, CALIFORNIA 92666 -0086 SEAL BEACH STANTON (714) 744 -0400 TUSTIN VILLA PARK VORBA LINDA Dana Point December 1, 1989 DEC r CITY City of Newport Beach 1���i7R Wanda E. Raggio, City Clerk 3300 Newport Boulevard Newport Beach, CA 92663 On October 3, 1989, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange approved the automatic aid agreement with the City of Newport Beach. Enclosed are your copies of the agreement and the minute order authorizing execution of the agreement. Sincerely, Patricia Henry Q Financial Services Enclosures � 1 4 BOARD OF SUPERVISOO ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA MINUTES AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITIES 0 protection val or agreements services. Is October 3, 1989 COSTA MESA AND NEWPORT BEACH fire MOTION: On motion by Supervisor Vasquez, seconded by Supervisor Roth, the Board moved to: 1. Authorize execution of the Automatic Aid Agreement with the City of Costa Mesa. 2. Authorize execution of the Automatic Aid Agreement with Newport Beach. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED. n a �4 Iowa L