6. 04/21/2010 AgreementDANNY L. KOLHA GE
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
DATE: May 12, 2010
TO: Fire Chief dames Callahan
Fire -Rescue Department
ATTN: Susan Hover
FROM: Pamela G. Hanc ck, . C.
At the April 21, 2010, Board of County Commissioners meeting the Board granted
approval and authorized execution of a Memorandum of Understanding between Monroe County
and Naval Air Station Key West Fire Department for mutual fire and emergency services
assistance.
Enclosed are three duplicate originals of the above -mentioned, executed on behalf of
Monroe County, for your handling. Please be sure to return two fully executed duplicate
originals. Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact this office.
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
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MUTUAL FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), made and entered into this 21st day of April
2010, by and between the Monroe County, Florida, (County) a political subdivision of the State
of Florida, and Naval Air Station Key West, Key West, Florida (Navy) for the mutual fire and
emergency services assistance between Monroe County Emergency Services Department and
Naval Air Station Key West Fire Department.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, County and Navy each maintain an organized fire department, equipment, and
personnel for the suppression of fires and for emergency rescues within their respective
jurisdictions and areas; and
WHEREAS, County and Navy each desire to augment fire and emergency services available in
their respective jurisdictions in the event of large fires or unusual emergency incidents; and
WHEREAS, County and Navy's jurisdiction, land, and districts are adjacent or contiguous so
that mutual assistance in a fire or rescue emergency is feasible; and
WHEREAS, County and Navy declare, as a matter of policy, that a mutual fire and emergency
services assistance agreement is practicable; and
WHEREAS, County and Navy deem it to be sound, desirable, practicable, and beneficial to
render assistance to one another in accordance with the following terms:
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Whenever it is deemed advisable by the authorized senior fire officer on duty of the
Monroe County Emergency Services Department or Naval Air Station Key West Fire
Department to request firefighting or rescue assistance from the other party under the
terms of this MOU, the comparable senior fire officer for the party receiving the request
shall forthwith take the following action:
a. Immediately determine if apparatus and personnel can be spared in response to
the call;
b. Determine what apparatus and personnel might most effectively be dispatched;
c. Determine the mission to be assigned in accordance with the detailed plans and
procedures of operations drawn in accordance with this MOU by the technical
head of fire departments involved;
d. Forthwith dispatch such apparatus and personnel as, in the judgment of the senior
fire officer receiving the call, should be sent in accordance with the terms of this
agreement.
2. While the rendering of assistance under the terms of this MOU shall not be mandatory,
the party receiving the request for assistance should immediately inform the requesting
service if service cannot be rendered. Nonetheless, a failure to so inform or an otherwise
failure or declination to render assistance shall not be considered a negligent act.
3. County and Navy agree that neither party's fire department is the agent of the other party,
including when responding to a request for fire or emergency rescue assistance. Each
party's fire department is solely responsible for any acts of negligence by its agents and/
or employees.
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4. All services performed under this MOU shall be rendered without reimbursement to
either party.
5. The parties' fire and emergency rescue personnel are invited and encouraged, on a
reciprocal basis, to frequently visit each party's facilities and activities for guided
familiarization, consistent with local security requirements, and to conduct joint pre -
incident planning, inspections, training, and drills.
6. This MOU shall become effective upon the date hereof, and it shall remain in effective,
unless written notice is given by either party to terminate it.
7. This MOU constitutes the entire agreement between the parties. It may only be amended
in writing, signed by both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this MOU on the date written
above.
MONROE COUNTY
Sylvia K4urphyv
Mayor/Chairman of Board of County
Commissioners
NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST
Strau an, CAPT. USN
Chief of r
1 es Callahan S. W. Holmes, CAPT, USN
lief, iE*ergency Services Commanding Officer
(SEAL)
Attest: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
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By L"__4zg�_
Deputy Clerk
MONROE COUNTY ATTORNEY
APMOVED AS,TQjFORM:
CYNTHIA L. HALL
ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY
Date—_
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