06/15/2011 AgreementDANNY L. KOLHA GE
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
DATE: June 24, 2011
TO: Fire Chief James Callahan
Fire -Rescue Department
ATTN: Darice Hayes
FROM: Pamela G. Hanc 4ck,.C.
At the June 15, 2011, Board of County Commissioner's meeting the Board granted
approval and authorized execution of Item C38 Memorandum of Understanding between
Monroe County and LifeStar Response of Alabama, dba Care Ambulance providing EMS ground
services for Key West for mutual emergency services assistance within Monroe County.
Enclosed is a duplicate original of the above -mentioned for your handling. Should you
have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact this office.
cc: County Attorney via e-mail
Finance via -e-mail
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Memorandum of Understanding
Between
LifeStar Response of Alabama, dba Care Ambulance
And
MONROE COUNTY
MUTUAL EMERGENCY SERVICES ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT
This Agreement, made and entered into this 1st day of April, 2011 by and between Monroe County
(COUNTY), a political subdivision of the State of Florida and LifeStar Response of Alabama, dba Care
Ambulance Service (ENTITY), a foreign corporation doing business in the State of Florida.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, each of the parties maintains equipment and personnel for emergency rescues
within its own jurisdiction and areas; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to augment emergency services available in their respective
jurisdictions in the event of unusual emergency incidents; and
WHEREAS, the lands or district of the parties are adjacent or contiguous so that mutual
assistance in a rescue emergency is deemed feasible; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Entity and the County to conclude such agreements where
practicable; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed by the parties to be sound, desirable, practicable, and beneficial to
render assistance to one another in accordance with these terms:
NOW, THEREFORE THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Whenever it is deemed advisable by the authorized Senior Officer of a department of a party to
this Agreement to request rescue assistance under the terms of this Agreement, the authorized
Senior Officer on duty of the department 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 Agreement by the technical
heads of departments involved.
d. Forthwith dispatch such apparatus and personnel as, in the judgment of the Senior
Officer receiving the call, should be sent in accordance with the terms of this
agreement.
While the rendering of assistance under the terms of this Agreement shall not be mandatory,
the party receiving the request for assistance should immediately inform the requesting service
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if services cannot be rendered. A failure to inform or failure to render assistance shall not be
considered a negligent act.
3. The parties agree that neither is the agent of the other. Each party is responsible for any acts of
negligence by its agents or employees.
4. All services performed under this agreement shall be rendered without reimbursement to either
party.
5. The Chief Officers and personnel of the departments of both parties to this agreement are
invited and encouraged, on a reciprocal basis, to frequently visit each other's activities for
guided familiarization consistent with local security requirements and joint pre -incident
planning, inspections, training and drills.
6. This Agreement shall become effective upon the date hereof and shall be ongoing unless written
notice is given by either party to terminate the agreement.
7. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between both parties; it may be amended
only in writing signed by both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date written above.
KOLHAGE, CLERK
By:
ENTITY
(CORPORATE SEAL)
Attest:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY FLORIDA
By: - *01
Mayor / Chairm
LifeStar Response of Alabama, dba Care
Ambulance
By:
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