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<br />ATTACHMEN,.Q.2C <br />Page 16 <br /> <br />AGREEMENT FOR EXCHANGE OF <br />EMERGENCY MEDICAL, RESCUE AND FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES <br />AUTOMATIC AID AND FIRE RESPONSE <br /> <br />THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 1 st day of June, 2009, by and <br />between the County of San Mateo, the cities within San Mateo County and the fire protection <br />districts within San Mateo County, who names appear below as signatories to this <br />Agreement. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the cities and fire protection districts within San Mateo County and <br />the County of San Mateo entered into the Joint Powers Agreement under the heading of San <br />Mateo County Pre-Hospital Emergency Services Provider Group (JP A) to provide prompt <br />advanced life support medical services to citizens of San Mateo County; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this .IP A agreement requires the implementation of a comprehensive <br />and full boundary drop with closest resource responses and move and cover by each fire <br />agency regardless of jurisdiction pursuant to countywide deployment plan; and <br /> <br />WHERAS, the parties to this agreement provide emergency medical, rescue and <br />tire protection services, as well as mitigate other types of emergency and non-emergency <br />incidents; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens within San Mateo County and <br />each individual jurisdiction to provide the most expeditious response to render emergency <br />medical and rescue assistance and to suppress tires, as well as mitigate other types of <br />emergencies and non-emergency incidents; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, each party is desirous of providing to the other reasonable and <br />reciprocal exchange of emergency medical, rescue, fire and other emergency and non- <br />emergency services on a day-to-day basis; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this agreement is authorized and provided for by provisions of the <br />Health and Safety and Government Codes of the State of California and acts and statutes of <br />the Federal Government, where applicable. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these mutual covenants, the parties <br />hereto agree as follows: <br /> <br />1. Automatic Aid. Each of the signatory parties to this Agreement shall provide <br />automatic aid to each other for Fire Department incidents. Automatic aid shall be provided in <br />accordance with the "Deployment Plan for San Mateo County", herein referenced as the <br />"Deployment Plan." The cities, fire protection districts and the County intend that this <br />Agreement will provide mutual benefits to all parties and herein authorize the San Mateo <br />County Fire Chiefs to revise the Deployment Plan as may be dictated by changing conditions <br />and the requirements of mutual benefits to all parties. It is agreed that any reductions of <br />emergency medical and fire protection forces by any agency shall be cause for those agencies <br />involved to meet and discuss impacts and come to resolution on said impacts. <br /> <br />Rev.5-18-09 <br /> <br />-1- <br />