Agmt07 County of San Mateo - Fire Services

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2. It is understood that the County ALS/EMS Contract provider and the ALS/EMS response time may change over the term of this agreement. If and when they do change, County shall advise City of the changes, and the response times in successor ALS/EMS agreement are incorporated by reference into this agreement. 3. In the event City is unable to or does not meet the response times, both parties shall meet and confer to address the situation and may amend this agreement as necessary. 2. Scope of Services Provided. In consideration of the payments by the County to the City as herein provided, the City agrees to furnish fire protection services within the Fire Protection Sub-Zone subject, as follows: (a) Emergency and non-emergency fire fighting services, (b) Additional service including, but not limited to, emergency medical response services, as the Chief of the Fire Department of the City deems necessary, practicable, and available. (c) Said fire protection service will include fire prevention related building services, such as plan checking, new construction inspection, building and occupancy inspections, fire permits and emergency planning; and enforcement of Fire Code provisions adopted by the City as the Chief of the Fire Department of the City deems necessary or practicable. County personnel will cooperate with the City in such inspection services, and in such other matters in furtherance ofthe purposes of this Agreement as may be agreed upon. (d) Neither the fire protection rights ofthe City nor the fire protection rights of the Fire Protection Sub-Zone shall be superior to the other and in the event of simultaneous needs in the City and in the Fire Protection Sub-Zone, the City will employ every means available to the City, including, but not limited to, mutual aid agreements and protocols available to the City, to ensure that said simultaneous needs are met equally. 9