Resolution 17-011 Agreement With Kachemak Emergency Service Area and HVFD for Fire

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

City Manager

RESOLUTION 17-011

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, APPROVING AN AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENT AND OPERATIONAL PLAN BETWEEN KACHEMAK EMERGENCY SERVICE AREA AND THE CITY OF HOMER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR FIRE APPARATUS AND PERSONNEL.

               WHEREAS, Automatic aid agreements are a form of mutual aid agreements and their operational plans provide for automatic requests for additional resources to residents of the peninsula in the form of emergency response personnel when required; and

               WHEREAS, Automatic aid agreements and operational plans are common in the fire and emergency services professions; and

               WHEREAS, Alaska Statute 18.70.150 provides that: “[a] city, other incorporated entity, and other fire protection groups may organize a mutual-aid program by adopting an ordinance or resolution authorizing and permitting their fire department, fire company, emergency relief squad, fire police squad, or fire patrol to go to the aid of another city, incorporated entity, or fire protection group, or territory outside of it. . . “; and

               WHEREAS, this automatic aid agreement and operational plan between Kachemak Emergency Service Area (KESA) and the City of Homer Volunteer Fire Department (HVFD) sets forth response areas and terms of automatic aid; and

               WHEREAS, All associated costs are borne by each responding department, and in this manner, costs for manpower, materials, supplies and equipment are exchanged between the departments, ultimately resulting in city and service area funds being expended for the benefit of both city residents and service area residents; and

               WHEREAS, For years, the operational plans have been considered as matters within the expertise of the departments providing automatic aid and, therefore, future amendments to the operational plans have been left to the direction of the departments; and

               WHEREAS, This automatic aid agreement is for the provision of fire apparatus and personnel.

               NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Homer City Council hereby approves the Automatic Aid Agreement and Operational Plan between Kachemak Emergency Service Area and the City of Homer Volunteer Fire Department.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 9th day of January, 2017.

                                                                                                                        CITY OF HOMER

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                                                                                                                        BRYAN ZAK, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

Fiscal Note: N/A