Resolution 132-1984
Department of the Navy
RESOLUTION NO. 132 -1984
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO EXECUTE A MUTUAL FIRE
FIGHTING ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN
THE COUNTY OF MONROE, STATE OF FLORIDA, AND
THE COMMANDING OFFICER, N.A.S. KEY WEST,
FLORIDA.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
That the Mayor and Chairman of the Board of County Commis-
sioners of Monroe County, Florida, is hereby authorized to
execute a Mutual Fire Fighting Assistance Agreement by and
between the County of Monroe, State of Florida, and the
Commanding Officer, N.A.S. Key West, Florida, a copy of same
being attached hereto.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held
on the 4th day of May, A.D. 1984.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONR~COUNTY, FLORIDA
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DANNY L. KOLHAGE, Clerk
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MJ1UAL FIRE FIGHTING ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT
TIUS AGREEMENT, Made and entered into this ~ day of /JJ~" ,198!', by
and between COUNfY OF MJNROE, STATE OF FLORIDA, a poli tical sulx1'tvls10n of the
State of Florida, and the Commanding Officer, N.A.S. Key West, Florida.
WIlNESSE1H :
WHEREAS, each of the parties hereto maintains equipment and personnel for
the suppression of fires within its own jurisdiction and areas, and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to augment the fire protection available
in their various establislnnents, districts, agencies and mtmicipali ties in the
event of large fires or conflagrations, and
WHEREAS, the lands or districts of the parties hereto are adjacent or con-
tiguous so that mutual assistance in a fire emergency is deemed feasible, and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Navy Department and of the mtmicipalities
or other districts and of their governing bodies to condlude such agreements
wherever practicable, and
WHEREAS, it is mutually deemed sotmd, desirable, practicable, and beneficial
for the parties to this agreement to render assistance to one another in accor-
dance with these terms;
THFREFORE, BE IT AGREED 1HAT:
1. Whenever it is deemed advisable by the senior officer of a fire depart-
ment belonging to a party to this agreement, or by the senior officer of any
such fire department actually present at any fire, to request fire fighting
assistance tmder the terms of this agreement, he is authorized to do so, and the
senior officer on duty of the fire department receiving the request shall forth-
with take the following action:
a. IJIBIlediately determine if apparatus and personnel can be spared in
response to the call.
b. What apparatus and personnel might most effectively be dispatched.
c. The exact mission to be assigned in accordance with the detailed plans
and procedures of operation drawn in accordance wi th this agreement by the tech-
nical heads of the fire departments involved.
d. Forthwith dispatch such apparatus and personnel as, in the judgment of
the senior officer receiving the call, should be sent, with complete instruc-
tions as to the mission, in accordance with the terms of this agreement.
Provided, however, that when a call for assistance is received by a Navy fire
department, it shall be referred at once to the Corrmanding Officer of the acti-
vity concerned, or his duly authorized Duty Officer, before any equipment or
personnel is dispatched.
2. The rendering of assistance tmder the terms of this agreement shall not
be mandatory, but the party receiving the request for assistance should iJlBlle-
diately inform the requesting service if, for any reason assistance cannot be
rendered.
3. a. Each party to this agreement wai ves all claims against the other party
or parties for compensation for any loss, damage, personal injury, or death
occurring in consequence of the performance of this agreement.
b. All services performed tmder this agreement shall be rendered without
reimbursement of either party or parties.
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4. The technical head of the fire department of the requesting service shall
aSSlD1e full charge of the operations, but if he specificallY requests a senior
officer of a fire department furnishing assistance to assume command he shall
not, by relinquishing conmand, be relieved of his responsibility for the
operation; provided, that the apparatus, personnel, and equipment of the agency
rendering assistance shall be lD1der the immediate supervision of and shall be
the immediate responsibility of the senior officer of the fire department ren-
dering assistance.
5. The chief fire officers and personnel of the fire departments of both
parties to this agreement are invited and encouraged, on a reciprocal basis, to
frequently visi t each other t s acti vi ties for guided familiarization tours con-
sistent with local security requirements and, as feasible, to jointly conduct
pre-fire planning inspections and drills.
6. The technical heads of the fire departments of the parties to this
agreement are authorized and directed to meet and draft any detailed plans and
procedures of operation necessary to effecti vely implement this agreement. Such
plans and procedures of operations shall become effective upon ratification by
the signatory parties.
7. This agreement shall become effective upon the date hereof and shall
remain in full force and effect lD1til cancelled by mutual agreement of the par-
ties hereto or by written notice by one party to the other party, giving ten
(10) days notice of said cancellation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agreement at
Key W~5 t"". ~L- c}/Z./M on the day and year first above written.
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COUN1Y OF MJNROE, STATE OF FLORIDA
By
Mayor and Chairman of the Board
of COlD1ty Commissioners of Monroe
COlD1ty, Florida
(Seal)
Attest:
Clerk
Commanding Officer
Witnesses
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this document has
been r wed for legal suffic'
that e ame meets with
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By
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