Okaloosa County BOCC — February 3, 2015 — FD Mutual Aid Interlocal Agreement

INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR AUTOMATIC MUTUAL AID BETWEEN AREA FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this day of , 2014, by and between the following jurisdictions in Okaloosa County: City of Fort Walton Beach, City of Mary Esther, Florosa Fire Control District, Ocean City Wright Fire Control District, Okaloosa Island Fire District, North Bay Fire Control District, Okaloosa County Public Safety, , City of Valparaiso, City of Niceville, East Niceville Fire Control District, Almarante Fire District, Baker Fire District, Blackman Fire District, City of Crestview, Dorcas Fire District, Holt Fire District, City of Laurel Hill, and North Okaloosa Fire District. This Agreement also covers the following areas located outside Okaloosa County: Holley Navarre Fire Control District, South Walton Fire District, and Walton County. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the parties hereto are geographically located in proximity to each other; and WHEREAS, it is fo the mutual advantage and benefit of the parties hereto that each of the other parties effectively assists the other in the event of a fire or other emergency that endangers life or property; and WHEREAS, certain of the parties to this Agreement have previously approved an Automatic Mutual Aid Agreement between area fire departments dated April 1, 2014, and now intend, by adopting this Interlocal Agreement for Automatic Mutual Aid Between Area Fire Departments and Department of Public Safety, that the previous Automatic Mutual Aid Agreement of April 1, 2014, will be replaced in its entirety by this Interlocal Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual covenants, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. That it is hereby set forth to be policy of the parties to respond, pursuant to the running card system, with appropriate Engine Companies, Ladder Companies, Rescue Companies, EMS Units, and Hazardous Material Unit with a normal complement of personnel within those areas designated by the parties hereto. The parties shall, under such circumstances, come under the authority of the party to which the automatic/mutual aid is being given. 2. That it is hereby the responsibility of the Chiefs of said parties for coordinating the running card assessments and response of equipment and personnel in such a manner as to insure that an adequate level of the fire protection service remains available to each jurisdiction. 3. No party to this Agreement shall be required to pay any compensation to any other party to this Agreement for services rendered, the mutual advantages and protection afforded by this Agreement being considered adequate compensation to all parties. 4, it is mutually understood and agreed that this Agreement does not relieve any of the parties hereto from the necessity and obligation of providing adequate fire protection within its own areas, and each party hereto agrees that it shall use reasonable diligence in keeping the fire-fighting equipment and personnel in its possession up to the minimum standards recommended by the Insurance Services Office for the cities/districts of comparable size. Drafted by Okaloosa County Fire Rescue Organization Approved by the Walton County Board of County Commissioners July 22, 2014 Page 1 of 6 5. Any services performed or expenditures made in connection with furnishing mutual aid/automatic aid under this Agreement by any party hereto shall be deemed conclusively to be for the direct protection of such party. 6. Any party to this Agreement may withdraw at any time upon thirty days’ written notice to each of the other parties, and thereafter such withdrawing party shall no longer be a party to this Agreement. 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 of it