Agmt09 San Mateo, County of JPA (2)

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ORIGINAL AGREEMENT FOR EXCHANGE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL, RESCUE AND FIRE PROTECT] AUTOMATIC AID AND FIRE RESPONSE L?'at.'j' /L/Jch/J1 r{!(!~p f tJf ~ I/y ~nRtl J~A THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 15t day V~ J\.un", L.VVJ, V] ,,4.0...... between the County of San Mateo, the cities within San Mateo County and the fire protection districts within San Mateo County, who names appear below as signatories to this Agreement. WHEREAS, the cities and fire protection districts within San Mateo County and the County of San Mateo entered into the Joint Powers Agreement under the heading of San Mateo County Pre-Hospital Emergency Services Provider Group (JP A) to provide prompt advanced life support medical services to citizens of San Mateo County; and WHEREAS, this JP A agreement requires the implementation of a comprehensive and full boundary drop with closest resource responses and move and cover by each fire agency regardless of jurisdiction pursuant to countywide deployment plan; and WHERAS, the parties to this agreement provide emergency medical, rescue and fire protection services, as well as mitigate other types of emergency and non-emergency incidents; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens within San Mateo County and each individual jurisdiction to provide the most expeditious response to render emergency medical and rescue assistance and to suppress fires, as well as mitigate other types of emergencies and non-emergency incidents; and WHEREAS, each party is desirous of providing to the other reasonable and reciprocal exchange of emergency medical, rescue, fire and other emergency and non- emergency services on a day-to-day basis; and WHEREAS, this agreement is authorized and provided for by provisions of the Health and Safety and Government Codes of the State of California and acts and statutes of the Federal Government, where applicable. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these mutual covenants, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Automatic Aid. Each of the signatory parties to this Agreement shall provide automatic aid to each other for Fire Department incidents. Automatic aid shall be provided in accordance with the "Deployment Plan for San Mateo County", herein referenced as the "Deployment Plan." The cities, fire protection districts and the County intend that this Agreement will provide mutual benefits to all parties and herein authorize the San Mateo County Fire Chiefs to revise the Deployment Plan as may be dictated by changing conditions and the requirements of mutual benefits to all parties. It is agreed that any reductions of emergency medical and fire protection forces by any agency shall be cause for those agencies involved to meet and discuss impacts and come to resolution on said impacts. Rev.5-18-09 -1-