Common use of Guidelines Governing Response and Commitment to an Emergency Clause in Contracts

Guidelines Governing Response and Commitment to an Emergency. a. Immediate emergencies that require the use of red lights and sirens by responding fire vehicles shall be a part of this Agreement. Non Immediate calls such as public service assists, post fire investigations, and other responses that do not require the use of red lights and sirens shall not be a part of this Agreement; these calls shall be handled by the responsible jurisdiction. b. Paid Call Firefighters will be paged out to respond out of their home jurisdiction into the other jurisdictions. If the requested engine is cancelled, all Paid Call Firefighter response from that jurisdiction is also cancelled. Compensation for Paid Call Firefighters will remain the responsibility of their home department. c. When both jurisdictions are responding to an emergency along a common border, and jurisdictional responsibility has been identified by arriving units, the jurisdiction providing aid in accord with this Agreement shall work under this direction of the responsible jurisdiction. d. The jurisdiction providing aid shall remain on the scene of the emergency until released by the Incident Commander of the responsible jurisdiction. Such release shall be as expeditious as possible. e. It shall be the responsibility of the Incident Commander on the scene to summon additional personnel and equipment if needed to handle the emergency. f. The Incident Commander on the scene will determine the need for continued response by other dispatched units. g. The Incident Command System will be used in the management/mitigation of all incidents. h. If Merced County Fire or Madera County Fire is not available for an auto- aid dispatch as part of this agreement, the department providing aid will be relieved from its responsibility to respond to the specific emergency.

Guidelines Governing Response and Commitment to an Emergency. a. Immediate emergencies that require the use of red lights and sirens by responding fire vehicles shall be a part of this Agreement. Non Non-Immediate calls such as public service assists, post fire investigations, and other responses that do not require the use of red lights and sirens shall not be a part of this Agreement; these calls shall be handled by the responsible jurisdiction. b. Paid Call Firefighters will be paged out to respond out of their home jurisdiction into the other jurisdictions. If the requested engine is cancelled, all Paid Call Firefighter response from that jurisdiction is also cancelled. Compensation for Paid Call Firefighters will remain the responsibility of their home department. c. When both jurisdictions Parties are responding to an emergency along a common border, and jurisdictional responsibility has been identified by arriving units, the jurisdiction agency providing aid in accord with this Agreement shall work under this direction of the responsible jurisdictionjurisdiction receiving aid. d. The jurisdiction providing aid shall remain on the scene of the emergency until released by the Incident Commander of the responsible jurisdictionjurisdiction receiving aid. Such release shall be as expeditious as possible. e. It shall be the responsibility of the Incident Commander on the scene to summon additional personnel and equipment if needed to handle the emergency. f. The Incident Commander on the scene will determine the need for continued response by other dispatched units. g. The Incident Command System will be used in the management/mitigation of all incidents. h. . If Merced County Fire or Madera County Atwater Fire is not available for an auto- auto-aid dispatch as part of this agreement, the department providing aid will be relieved from its responsibility to respond to the specific emergency.

Guidelines Governing Response and Commitment to an Emergency. a. Immediate emergencies that require the use of red lights and sirens by responding fire vehicles shall be a part of this Agreement. Non Non-Immediate calls such as public service assists, post fire investigations, and other responses that do not require the use of red lights and sirens shall not be a part of this Agreement; these calls shall be handled by the responsible jurisdiction. b. Paid Call Firefighters will be paged out to respond out of their home jurisdiction into the other jurisdictions. If the requested engine is cancelled, all Paid Call Firefighter response from that jurisdiction is also cancelled. Compensation for Paid Call Firefighters will remain the responsibility of their home department. c. When both jurisdictions are responding to an emergency along a common border, and jurisdictional responsibility has been identified by arriving units, the jurisdiction providing aid in accord with this Agreement shall work under this direction of the responsible jurisdiction. d. The jurisdiction providing aid shall remain on the scene of the emergency until released by the Incident Commander of the responsible jurisdiction. Such release shall be as expeditious as possible. e. It shall be the responsibility of the Incident Commander on the scene to summon additional personnel and equipment if needed to handle the emergency. f. The Incident Commander on the scene will determine the need for continued response by other dispatched units. g. The Incident Command System will be used in the management/mitigation of all incidents. h. If Merced County Fire or Madera County Fire is not available for an auto- aid dispatch as part of this agreement, the department providing aid will be relieved from its responsibility to respond to the specific emergency.

Guidelines Governing Response and Commitment to an Emergency. a. 1) Immediate emergencies that require the use of red lights and sirens by responding fire vehicles shall be a part of this Agreement. Non Non-Immediate calls such as public service assists, post fire investigations, and other responses that do not require the use of red lights and sirens shall not be a part of this Agreement; these calls shall be handled by the responsible jurisdiction. b. 2) Paid Call Firefighters will be paged out to respond out of their home jurisdiction into the other jurisdictions. If the requested engine is cancelled, all Paid Call Firefighter response from that jurisdiction is also cancelled. Compensation for Paid Call Firefighters will remain the responsibility of their home department. c. 3) When both jurisdictions are responding to an emergency along a common border, and jurisdictional responsibility has been identified by arriving units, the jurisdiction providing aid in accord with this Agreement shall work under this direction of the responsible jurisdiction. d. 4) The jurisdiction providing aid shall remain on the scene of the emergency until released by the Incident Commander of the responsible jurisdiction. Such release shall be as expeditious as possible. e. 5) It shall be the responsibility of the Incident Commander on the scene to summon additional personnel and equipment if needed to handle the emergency. f. 6) The Incident Commander on the scene will determine the need for continued response by other dispatched units. g. 7) The Incident Command System will be used in the management/mitigation of all incidents. h. 8) If Merced County Fire or Madera County Fire City is not available for an auto- auto-aid or mutual aid dispatch as part of this agreement, the department providing aid will be relieved from its responsibility to respond to the specific emergency.