HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-228TREASURE COAST FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT A TRUE COPY
CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE
TO PROVIDE MUTUAL AID FOR RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK
FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY RESCUE SERVICES
THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made this 17'h day of October, 2023, by and
among City of Stuart Fire Rescue; Florida Forest Service; Indian River County Emergency Services District;
Indian River Shores Public Safety; Indian River State College; Martin County Fire Rescue; Okeechobee County
Fire Rescue; and St. Lucie County Fire District (hereinafter referred to as "Party" or "Parties").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the respective Parties hereto each has certain emergency services equipment and personnel;
and
WHEREAS, Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, provides that local governmental units may cooperate by
agreement to provide necessary and essential public services; and
WHEREAS, each of the Parties hereto recognizes the possibility that, in emergencies, said emergency
services equipment and personnel, as is individually maintained by each of the Parties, may not be adequate to
afford full and complete protection to and in the area of operation of each Party, the inhabitants thereof, and their
respective properties; and
WHEREAS, it is mutually desired by the Parties hereto that in the event of such emergencies, the
firefighting equipment, rescue equipment and personnel of each of them should be made available to the other.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein expressed, the
respective Parties hereto agree as follows:
1. In the event any party hereto requires additional firefighting, rescue, or emergency assistance and
protection, above and beyond that which said Party can furnish in its own behalf from its own
resources, and as determined by the Chief or other officer in charge of said Parry, then and in the event
upon the call of said Chief or other officer in charge to the Chief or other officer in charge of the Party
hereto, said other Party shall respond by sending emergency services personnel and equipment for
assistance in emergencies.
2. The nature and extent of assistance furnished by any Party to the other shall be determined on the basis
of the prevailing needs for emergency services in the area of the said assisting Party. The rendering of
assistance under the terms of this Agreement shall not be mandatory, but the assisting Party receiving
the request for assistance should immediately inform the requesting Party if, for any reason, assistance
cannot be rendered.
3. The personnel, equipment and resources of the assisting Party shall remain under operational control
of the requesting Party for the area in which they are serving. Direct supervision and control of said
personnel, equipment and resources shall remain with the designated supervisory personnel of the
assisting Party. Representatives of the requesting Party shall provide on -scene assignments to the
supervisory personnel of the assisting Party.
4. The emergency services officers and personnel of the emergency services departments of all Parties
to this Agreement are invited and encouraged, on a reciprocal basis, to fibquently visit each other's
activities for guided familiarization tours consistent with local security requirements and, as feasible,
to jointly conduct pre -fire planning inspections and dulls.
5. The technical heads of the emergency service departments of the Parties to this Agreement are
authorized and may meet and draft any detailed plans and procedures of operation necessary to
effectively implement this Agreement. Such plans and procedures of operations shall become effective
upon ratification by the signatory Parties.
6. None of the Parties hereto shall be indebted to the other Parties for services rendered.
7. To the extent permitted by law, and without waiving sovereign immunity, each Party to this Agreement
shall be responsible for any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, damages, and causes of action
related to or arising out of or in any way connected with its own actions, and the actions of its
personnel, in providing mutual aid assistance rendered or performed pursuant to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
8. Each Party shall be solely responsible for determining that its insurance is current and adequate prior
to providing assistance under this Agreement.
9. Both the requesting Party and the assisting Party shall be responsible for payment of any amount paid
or due as benefits to its own respective employees under the terms of the Florida Workers'
Compensation Act due to employees at injury or death occurring while such employees are engaged
in rendering aid under this Agreement.
10. The terms of this Agreement shall extend indefinitely; provided, however, that any Party hereto may
terminate its participation under this Agreement at any time, and for whatever reason, by serving upon
the other Parties hereto a ninety (90) day prior written notice to that effect.
11. In the event that any Party to this Agreement has entered into other mutual aid agreements, the Parties
agree that this Agreement does not supersede or replace the Statewide Mutual Agreement for
Catastrophic Disaster Response and Recovery.
A TRUE COPY
CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE
RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have made and executed this Agreement, upon the terms and
conditions above stated, effective on the day and year first above written.
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS��`•
C�w �;a
Joseph H. a an Cha an
Date Approved: October 17, 2023 cou:1���
Appr ved:
John A. Titkanich, Jr.
County Administrator
ATTEST: Ryan L. Butler
Clerk of Court and Comptroller
STATE OF FLORIDA
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT
COPY OF THE ORIGINAL ON FILE IN THIS OFFICE.
RYAN ,CLERK
BY D.0
DATE �U
Approved as to form and legal sufficie cy:
William K. DeBraal
County Attorney