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Home My WebLink AboutRes1988-034 . . . Sponsored by: Schaefermeyer CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RESOLUTION NO. 88-034 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, APPROVING A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT BETWEEN SEWARD VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS AND BEAR CREEK FIRE SERVICE AREA, AND ACCOMPANYING FISCAL YEAR 1988 OPERATIONS PLANS WHEREAS, mutual aid agreements for emergency services are allowed by Alaska Statutes when authorized by ordinance or resolution; and WHEREAS, Seward Volunteer Ambulance Corps, the emergen- cy'medical service provider for the city of Seward, and Bear Creek Fire Service Area, a fire and emergency medical service area of the Kenai Peninsula Borough, have negotiated a mutual aid agreement to provide mutual emergency medical services aid; and WHEREAS, this agreement has been approved by the Bear Creek Service Area Board and the Seward Volunteer Ambulance Corps; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that: Section 1. The Mutual Aid Agreement between Seward Volunteer Ambulance Corps and the Bear Creek Fire Service Area and accompanying Fiscal Year 1988 Operations Plans, attached and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved and the city manager is authorized to execute said agreement. Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immedi- ately upon its adoption. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, this 14 day of March , 19~ THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA -1- . CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RESOLUTION NO. 88-034 AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: DUNHAM, GIESELER, HILTON, MEEHAN, NOLL, O'BRIEN & SIMUTIS NONE NONE NONE APPROVED AS TO FORM: HUGHES, THORSNESS, GANTZ, POWELL & BRUNDIN, Attorneys for the City of Seward, AK . . (City Seal) ?~ 11t~ Fred B. Arvidson City Attorney -2- :' . ~AL AID AGREEM:NT THIS AGREEMENT Made and entered into this.............. day of ....." . , ;, 19_, by and between the CITY OF SEWARD on behal f of the SEWARD VOLUNTEER II AMBULANCE CORPS, and the KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH on behalf of the BEAR CREEK FIRE SERVICE AREA, to provide for mutual emergency services as follows: 1. M..uj;u.~Lf.j.d...Rl'!qV~$:t~. Mutual aid may be requested by either party in the form of personnel, equipment or materials. Such a request may be denied in part or in whole if the senior officer on duty of the requested agency determines that it is in the best interests of the areas normally served by the requested agency to deny such request. Should it be determined . by the senior office on duty of the requested agency that mutual aid cannot be rendered, said senior officer should immediately notify the requesting agency that the request for aid cannot be supplied. 2. EI)1~r.g~n~1~~.,,::,.JnfQrrpp,tionP.r.9.'l.idIilQ. The requesti,ng agency shall, upon dispatch of the requested agency, give concise directions as to the 10cat1.on of the emergency, type of emergency and the resources requested. 3. M1,l.tJJil..l"M.d .w.tt.bdr.9w~1.-. Cir~UIll:;tanc.ep'. After arrival at the scene of the emergency with the requested personnel, equipment or materials, if it is necessary to withdraw a portion or all of such personnel, equipment or materials in order to meet an emergency situation in the area served by . . . . the requested agency, such withdrawal may be at the sole discretion of the highest ranking officer of the requested agency. Such withdrawl may also be made at the sole discretion of the highest ranking officer of the requested !: agency if she/he should determine that the requested agency's personnel, equipment, or material are being subjected to unnecessary or unreasonable danger. " Ii li , II " 4. Ag~l)~i,e~..:: Re?110(1s.1bllity.for, Lia/;lllity,. Each agency shall bear its own costs for responding to the request of mutual aid. Each I responding agency shall be responsible for any liabil ity incurred while traveling to the scene, at the scene, and returning to the station of origin. In rendering emergency services, each agency will bear the responsibility for its own acts, and any liability incurred by such acts. 5. E;qui,pment ,Loans. No equipment shall be loaned for use by personnel who have not been trained in its use. 6. IHthdxaW,i;lJ. ., from ~gree(l1~n:t. This Agreement shall continue until either agency gives thirty (30) days' notice of withdrawal, in writing, to the other agency. 7. Def.in1.tiO,ns- Ar~i;lS.NQrmal1YServe.d. The primClry area served by the Seward Vol unteer Ambul ance Corps shall be defined as the corporate limits of the city of Seward. The primary area served by the Bear Creek Fire Service Area shall be the boundaries set forth by KPB 16.28.010. The MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT Page 2 of 4 Pages SVAC/BCFSA . . . normal/historical area served by SVAC will extend to mile 38 as defined by Attachment A to Exhibit A, and described in the State E.M.S. Plan. The normal area served by Bear Creek Rescue Units shall extend under this Mutual Aid Agreement, to mile 38 as defined by Attachment A to Exhibit A, and described in the State E.M.S. Plan. 8. Qtl~X,,\'t.i.oM. .e..l.ill:l~. Yearl y operations pl ans are to be attached to this Agreement as they are made, upon agreement of the agencies and approved by the City and Borough. The FY 1988 Operations Pl an is attached hereto and incorporated herein, by reference, as Exhibit "A". " CITY OF SEWARD KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH " I' BY: ",..,.,... ........... "..... .,. ITS:.............. ...... .,.. . DATED:,~.... .".. .... BY: . ,~ - . . , " .... .". " '.". ITS: .... DATED:.. . ~ ... .. .." dO . .... , ' .. it . ..,'~ _... ,. . .. .. APPROVED BY COS RES. APPROVED BY KPB RES. ......~ ".~ ,.. . " ~. , . ...... MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT Page 3 of 4 Pages SVAC/BCFSA . . . c i i Approved by the Board of Di rectors I Approved by the BEAR CREEK FIRE SERVICE AREA SEWARD VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS BY:... .. BY:.. . '^ .... ., . ,"'." O' ITS:.. 0 .' ,. ITS:, DATED: . .,., " , ~ , ... . DATED: ...... ....,.... , ATTEST: "... ." . .. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL' SUFFICIENCY '..,. . " , , . .~ . BY:. .. ..... .~ . ~ r, .. _ . ,.. ,. .. Borough Cl erk KRISTINE A. SCHMIDT, Deputy Borough Attorney ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM HUGHES, THORSNESS, GANTZ, POWELL & BRUNDIN, Attorneys for the City of Seward, Alaska .. '.., BY:, ~ 0 ..,...-...... .. . .". . "', , Linda S. Murphy, City Clerk FRED ARVIDSON, City Attorney ( SEAL) MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT Page 4 of 4 Pages SVAC/BCFSA . . . " " ,I ,I EXHIBIT A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT SVAC/BCFSA SYAC/BCFSA FY 1988 OPERATIONS PlAN 1. m.e..., GQ.YERED a. Bear Creek Fire Service Area (BCFSA) personnel may provide rescue services as requested by Seward Volunteer Ambulance Corps (SVAC) at I ~ i the location of an emergency to which Seward Vol unteer Ambul ance Corps has been dispatched, located within the area indicated on the Ii , map attached to this exhibit as "Attachment A", which attachment is incorporated <herein by reference, except within the boundaries of the City of Seward. ;i b. The Seward Volunteer Ambulance Corps may provide emergency medical services (EMS) as requested by Bear Creek Fire Service Area at the location of any emergency to which BCFSA has been dispatched, within the boundaries of the Bear Creek Fire Service Area. 2. Q~$P.&TC~.P.RQk~U~~ a. Seward Police dispatcher will dispatch Seward Vol unteer Ambul ance Corps and Bear Creek Fire Service Area personnel for all fire or EMS emergencies in the Bear Creek Fire Service Area. . . I. b. Seward Police dispatcher will dispatch Seward Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Service Area rescue personnel for all highway-related emergency medical service emergencies to :i " i: which SVAC is dispatched. :1 3. RAQIQ.fREUUE~~E~ i i j, ,; " ! When the incident is fire--related, the primary incident radio frequency will be 154.250. When the incident is EMS-related the primary incident radio frequency will be 155.160. 4 . app 1\8/\ TIJ .s Apparatus to be provided by Seward Volunteer Ambulance Corps is defined as Medic I and Medic II. Apparatus to be provided by Bear Creek Fire Service Area is defined as Rescue I and Rescue II. Either or both of each party's apparatus may be requested by the requesting agency, provided, o however, that at all times equipment and personnel shall remain available sufficient to promptly respond to emergencies occurri~g in the areas normally served as defined in the Mutual Aid Agreement. OPERATIONS PLAN Page 2 of 5 Pages SVAC/BCFSA FY 8B EXHIBIT "A" . . . 5. 1.NC.lD.ENI. ~Qt!M~D ,I , a. The incident commander from Seward Volunteer Ambulance Corps shall i be in charge of personnel from both parties at an EMS situation. b. The incident commander from Bear Creek Fire Service Area/EMS shall Ii be in charge of personnel from both parties at a fire situation. I " ! 1: 6. ~,JNC,IPEJJ.t..PRQTQC.QI.. a. Seward Volunteer Ambulance Corps shall operate at an advanced life support (ALS) level of patient care and under the standing orders of its sponsoring physician. b. Bear Creek Fire Service Area shall operate at a basic life support (BLS) level of patient care, and under the standing orders of its sponsoring physician. c. Bear Creek shall transport victims of an EMS emergency only when all resources of the Seward Vol unteer Ambul ance Corps have been exhausted, or when the Seward Vol unteer Ambul ance Corps i nci dent commander determines that the time delay in waiting for another ambulance would not be in the best interest of the patient. OPERATIONS PLAN Page 3 of 5 Pages SVAC/BCFSA FY eg EXHIBIT "A" . 7. ANNUN. .IJP'Q~lE This Operations Pl an shall be reviewed and updated annually from the date of this signing. Each updated Operations Plan will then be attached to the Mutual Aid Agreement between the agencies. CITY OF SEWARD KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH BEAR CREEK FIRE SERVICE AREA DATED:_.... .~.. . ..~. .' ,~ .... ,.g. ... BY: ....' .. ITS:... '... DATED: .' < ... ..... <,. By:...... ...',...,..... .' ~. ~, .. , . ~.,' . . .. . ITS: ..... " W" ~' ,. ~ .. ." ,."... _ .h ." . ..... ,'. . .... . . .. .. .. "~ ,. . . ~ "... APPROVED BY COS RES. . . ~ . . ... ,. APPROVED BY KPB RES. ATTEST: .. ." .. , ,~- Borough Clerk . OPERATIONS PLAN Page 4 of 5 Pages SVAC/BCFSA FY 88 EXHIBIT "A" . ATTEST: ;:1""~'" . "'_ ~"" "' ~~."'"...... ,.. .~. .~~~.. ~~" ~ ,4 -. '. Linda S. Murphy, City Clerk ( SEAL) . . OPERATIONS PLAN Page 5 of 5 Pages SVAC/BCFSA FY B8 EXHIBIT "A" . . \ z 0 - 3 ~, - I i~. . . 'il" I(',i., ;1kt1I'(. : . \I 'i. / l.r.. OIC" 1<.. . i.S-S: 1I..r L~....II " ~ . !,,~,,~. " 1s:~.'i'tD /.>>r. 0 ~r r L_ " . . "I'll/oN '1/'.1 ! 1 , x- ~-& . (\i I'l,/ I ATTACHMENT A to EXHIBIT A SVAC/BCFSA FY 88