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HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-095 - City of SeaTac - Automatic Mutual Response Fire ProtectionA J FILE .'12" 7 /'-s� DATE 'F' 3 AUTOMATIC MUTUAL RESPONSE A THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 23rd day of Julv. 1992 1992 by and between CITY OF SEATAC, WASHINGTON and CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, each of the parties hereto maintains equipment and personnel for the suppression of fires within its own jurisdiction and areas, and WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to augment the fire protection available in their various establishments, districts, agencies and municipalities, and WHEREAS, the lands or districts of the parties hereto are adjacent or contiguous so that mutual assistance in a fire emergency is deemed feasible, and WHEREAS, it is policy of these parties to conclude such agreements wherever practicable, and WHEREAS, it is mutually deemed sound, desirable, practicable, and beneficial for the parties to this agreement to render assistance to one another in accordance with these terms: THEREFORE BE IT AGREED THAT: 1. To the extent each Department has apparatus available when requested by the other, each Department will automatically dispatch the apparatus called for by the other jurisdiction as defined by the attached map. Said apparatus shall be dispatched from the closest station to the emergency, unless said apparatus is out of service, in which case an alternate apparatus shall be dispatched if possible. 2. The rendering of assistance under the terms of this agreement shall not be mandatory, but the party providing the assistance should immediately inform the receiving agency if, for any reason, assistance cannot be rendered. 3. A. Each party to this agreement releases and waives all claims against the other party for compensation for any loss, damage, personal injury, or death occurring in consequence of the performance of this agreement. It is understood that each party shall remain responsible in all respects for its own employees. Page 1 AUTOMATIC MUTUAL RESPONSE AGREEMENT (Continued) B All services performed under this agreement shall be rendered without reimbursement. 4. A. The commanding officer of the fire department receiving assistance shall assume full charge of the operations, but if he specifically requests a senior officer of a Fire Department furnishing assistance to assume command, he shall not, by relinquishing command, be relieved of his responsibility for the operation. B. The apparatus, personnel and equipment of the agency rendering assistance shall be under the immediate supervision of, and shall be the responsibility of the senior fire officer or the commanding officer of the department rendering assistance. 5. The chief fire officers and personnel of the fire departments of both parties to this agreement are invited and encouraged on a reciprocal basis, to frequently visit each other's activities for guided familiarization tours consistent with local security requirements and as feasible, to jointly conduct prefire planning inspections and training drills. 6. The commanding officers of the fire departments of the parties to this agreement are authorized to meet and draft any detailed plans and procedures of operation necessary to effectively implement this agreement. Such plans and procedures of operations shall become effective upon ratification by the signatory parties. 7. This agreement shall become effective upon the date hereof and shall remain in full force and effect until canceled by mutual agreement of the parties hereto or by written notice by one party to the other party, giving ten (10) days notice of said cancellation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agreement on the day and year first above written. CITY O SEATAC CITY OF TUKWILA Page 2 1 I i� A St. 54 Tukwila Ldr 54 1st or 2nd Alarm, or as called B St. 3 SeaTac Eng. 413 1st or 2nd Alarm, or as called C St. 2 SeaTac Aid 432 1st or 2nd Alarm, or as called Eng. 412 As called D E St. 51 Tukwila Eng. 51, Aid 51 2nd Alarm, or as called I SE E TACOMA I N ;ERNATION AL AIRPORT St. 54 and 51 Tukwila Eng. 51, Ldr 54, Aid 51 1st or 2nd Alarm, or as called Isiii.dmemils. 0 J4 i 65 r '13'15 S'. 96 S: SW 202 r.