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i ► 6.1 G Page 8 The Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department represents the oldest of the fire consolidations and the ' Coastside Fire Protection District is the newest.The Belmont and San Carlos Fire Departments merged in 1979 through a Joint Powers Agreement2 as the South County Fire District.It came close to dissolution in 2004 when each city gave the required 18 month notification. A new Joint Powers Agreement was signed in 2007 and the merged departments became the Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department. Recently,the City of San Carlos requested a proposal from CaI Fire3 and the City of San Mateo to provide services. The San Carlos City Council voted on April 12, 2010 to send the Belmont Fire District a letter notifying them of their intent to dissolve the existing Joint Powers Agreement. The North County Fire Authority is a Joint Powers Authority(JPA) established in 2003 serving the communities of Brisbane,Daly City, and Paci�ca. In 2004,the city councils for the City of Burlingame and the Town of Hillsborough approved a JPA merging their respective fire departments creating the Central County Fire Department. On October 1, 2007, Half Moon Bay Fitre Protection District and Point Montara Fire Protection District consolidated to form a new district called Coastside Fire Protection District. On June 2, 2008,Coastside Fire Protection District's Governing Board entered into a cooperative agreement with Cal Fire to supply the management and personnel. Through a series of mutual and automatic aid agreements each fire department in San Mateo County responds seamlessly to provide citizens with the closest available units. All are dispatched through one central dispatch,the San Mateo County's Public Safety Communications Center4. This creates a"boundary drop" that enables all fire agencies in San Mateo County to operate as a single fire department. The closest engine responds regardless of boundary designation. In addition aIl fire departxnents in San Mateo County participate in a JPA providing Advanced Life Support(ALS),paramedic and ambulance services. 2 A Joint Powers Authority(JPA)is an entity pernutted under the laws of some states,whereby two or more public authorities(e.g.Iocal governments,or utility or transport districts)can operate collectively.By combining their commercial efforts,public authorities can achieve economies of scale.Joint powers authorities are widely used in Catifornia under Section 6500 of the State Government Code. 3 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection(CAL FIRE} 4 San Mateo County Office of Public Safety Conununications 400 County Center,Suite PSC10(} Redwood City,CA 94053 2