Common use of Methods of Fire Protection and Suppression Clause in Contracts

Methods of Fire Protection and Suppression. Agencies to this Agreement have exchanged responsibility for the wildland fire protection for lands under their jurisdiction. The following are different methods used to provide services under this exchange: A. Reciprocal Fire Protection (Mutual Aid) For the purposes of this section, Mutual Aid is that automatic initial attack response by wildland fire resources and specified in Annual Operating Plans (AOP) for specific pre‐ planned initial attack response areas. The Area Operating Plan will identify those areas and initial attack resources that will be provided at no cost to the protecting agency as “Mutual Aid”. Mutual Aid will be limited to 24 hours from the time of initial dispatch. Mutual Aid resources should be released when fire threats have been mitigated. Resources needed beyond the 24-hour mutual aid period will be approved by the supporting agency and will be compensated as “Assistance by Hire” from the original time of dispatch. Aircraft (fixed and rotary‐winged, including pilot(s)) shall always be Assistance by Hire. B. Reimbursable Cooperative Fire Protection (Assistance by Hire) Assistance by Hire is the provision of wildland fire resources, by one agency to another, on a full reimbursement basis. All requests to hire fire protection assistance must be clear and precise and shall be processed and recorded through the dispatching systems of the participating agencies. Requests not processed in this manner will not be reimbursed. Personnel, equipment, supplies, or services provided by a supporting agency and essential to filling the resource order, which are necessary and reasonable, shall be considered as reimbursable as Assistance by Hire. The State may provide out‐of‐state assistance to the Federal Agencies when requested. Such assistance will be Assistance by Hire unless otherwise specified as Mutual Aid in Annual Operating Plans (AOPs) pursuant to this Agreement. Except for Mutual Aid, all requests for wildland fire response assistance in an agency's DPA shall be Assistance by Hire. Any other resources provided by a supporting agency and not specifically ordered by the protecting agency, shall be considered a voluntary contribution. The Operating Plan for Cooperative Incident Billing Procedures provides direction for reimbursable xxxxxxxx and payments. C. Contract (Fee Basis) Fire Protection For an agreed upon fee, one agency may assume wildland fire protection responsibilities on lands under the jurisdiction of another agency. The terms and conditions of such arrangements must be included in AOPs.

Methods of Fire Protection and Suppression. Agencies to this Agreement have exchanged responsibility for the wildland fire wildfire protection for lands under their jurisdiction. The following are different methods used to provide services under this exchange: A. Reciprocal Fire Protection (Mutual Aid) For the purposes of this section, Mutual Aid is that automatic initial attack response by wildland fire resources and specified in Annual Operating Plans (AOP) for specific pre‐ planned pre‐planned initial attack response areas. The Area Operating Plan will identify those areas and initial attack resources that will be provided at no cost to the protecting agency as “Mutual Aid”. Mutual Aid will be limited to 24 hours from the time of initial dispatchreport. Mutual Aid resources should be released when fire threats have been mitigatedas soon as possible. Resources needed In no case shall they be held beyond the 24-hour mutual aid 24‐hour Mutual Aid period without consent of the supporting agency. All assistance beyond these Mutual Aid periods will be approved Assistance by the supporting agency Hire, and will be compensated as “Assistance by Hire” billed retroactively for the full period from the original time of initial dispatch. Aircraft (fixed and rotary‐winged, including pilot(s)) shall always be Assistance by Hire. B. Reimbursable Cooperative Fire Protection (Assistance by Hire) Assistance by Hire is the provision of wildland fire resources, by one agency to another, on a full reimbursement basis. All requests to hire fire protection assistance must be clear and precise and shall be processed and recorded through the dispatching systems of the participating agencies. Requests not processed in this manner will not be reimbursed. Personnel, equipment, supplies, or services provided by a supporting agency and essential to filling the resource order, which are necessary and reasonable, shall be considered as reimbursable as Assistance by Hire. The State may provide out‐of‐state assistance to the Federal Agencies when requested. Such assistance will be Assistance by Hire unless otherwise specified as Mutual Aid in Annual Operating Plans (AOPs) pursuant to this Agreement. Except for Mutual Aid, all requests for wildland fire wildfire response assistance in an agency's DPA shall be Assistance by Hire. Any other resources provided by a supporting agency and not specifically ordered by the protecting agency, shall be considered a voluntary contribution. The Operating Plan for Cooperative Incident Billing Procedures provides direction for reimbursable xxxxxxxx and payments. C. Contract (Fee Basis) Fire Protection For an agreed upon fee, one agency may assume wildland fire protection responsibilities on lands under the jurisdiction of another agency. The terms and conditions of such arrangements must be included in AOPs.