HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 41-90 10/16/1990 RESOLUTION NO. 41-90
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT
WITH THE VILLAGE OF WHEELING FOR
AN AUTOMATIC FIRE MUTUAL AID RESPONSE
WHEREAS, the Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 24, Section 11-6-
1, provides for municipalities and fire protection districts to
enter into "Mutual Aid Agreements"; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Mount Prospect and the Village of Wheeling
have been members of a Mutual Aid Box Alarm System since 1973; and
WHEREAS, each community desires to supplement the Mutual Aid Box
Alarm System Agreement to specific areas with both communities, as
outlined on the Agreement attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the Automatic Fire Mutual Aid Agreement between the
Village of Mount Prospect and the Village of Wheeling, being the
subject of this Resolution, is a direct benefit to the member
municipalities and residents by improving fire service
capabilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION ONE: That the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village
of Mount Prospect has determined that the best interest of the
Village would be served by entering into An Automatic Fire Mutual
Aid Response Agreement with the Village of Wheeling.
SECTION TWO: That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to
sign the Automatic Fire Mutual Aid Response Agreement between the
Village of Mount Prospect and the Village of Wheeling, a copy of
said Agreement is attached hereto and hereby made a part hereof as
Exhibit "A".
SECTION THREE: That this Resolution shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval in the manner
provided by law.
AYES: Arthur, Busse, Corcoran, Floros, Van Geem, Wattenberg
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
PASSED and APPROVED this 16th day of 0~t0ber , 1990.
Gerald'L~ Farley/
ATTEST: Mayor
Carol A. Fields
Village Clerk
AUTOMATIC FIRE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT,
ILLINOIS AND THE VILLAGE OF WHEELING, ILLINOIS
In accordance with Chapter 24, Section 11-6-1 of the Illinois
Revised Statutes, which empowers Municipalities and Fire
Protection Districts to enter into "Mutual Aid Agreements",
and in accordance with the MABAS agreement entered into by the
Village of Mount Prospect and the Village of Wheeling in 1973,
renewed in 1989, the Village of Mount Prospect and the Village
of Wheeling agree to provide automatic aid to each other on
structural fire alarms as follows:
GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. Equipment responding on an automatic response to the other
community shall have a minimum of three (3) fire
department personnel.
2. Only one (1) unit from the fire department providing aid
shall be required to respond at any one time. In the
event that the unit due is unavailable (e.g. out of
service, committed to another call), no back-up unit from
another station shall be required to respond. Once a
piece of apparatus is dispatched to an emergency
situation in the other community, it will not be recalled
or released without the consent of the incident commander
from the affected community.
3. At all times, the municipality within which the emergency
exists will be in charge and responsible for the
operations at the emergency scene. If an automatic aid
unit is first on the scene, the company officer shall
exercise his/her discretion as to the appropriate action
to be taken. Upon the arrival of a company officer from
the community having jurisdiction, command of the
emergency scene shall be transferred in a smooth and
efficient manner to the fire department in whose
municipality the emergency exists.
4. Each municipality shall be responsible for providing a
communications system which allows the immediate
dispatching of all units due to respond from the assisting
municipality, as well as apparatus to apparatus
communications; while enroute and while on the scene.
5. Each municipality agrees to provide and participate in
quarterly trainin9 between the two (2) departments.
6. Each municipality agrees that the general provisions of
the "MABAS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT" apply to this agreement,
except as modified by this agreement.
7. Each municipality agrees to waive all claims against the
other party for compensation for any loss, damage,
personal injury or death occurring as a result of
performance in conjunction with this agreement. General
liability insurance, personal injury insurance, and
property/vehicle insurance shall be the responsibility of
each individual municipality.
RESPONSE AREA
I. The Village of Mount Prospect agrees to provide the
Village of Wheeling; subject to the provisions of
paragraph two (2) of the general conditions of this
agreement:
A. One (1) engine company to the following area:
1. The entire area bounded by Old Willow Road
(South), Palatine Road (North), Wisconsin Central
Railroad tracks (West), and Milwaukee
Avenue/River Road (East).
II. The Village of Wheeling agrees to provide the Village of
Mount Prospect, subject to the provisions of paragraph
two (2) of the general conditions of this agreement:
A. One (1) engine company to the following area:
1. The entire area bounded by Camp McDonald Road
(South), Old Willow Road (North), Wolf Road
(West), and Milwaukee Avenue/River Road (East).
Minor modifications to the above response area, as well as the
vehicles assigned, may be made without further modification to
this agreement. However, said modifications must be mutually
agreed upon, in writing, by the two (2) respective fire
departments.
TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
Either the Village of Mount Prospect or the Village of
Wheeling may terminate this agreement by notifying the Fire
Chief of the other community, in writing, sixty (60) days from
the date of written notice.
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TERM OF AGREEMENT
This ~reement shall be effective as of the /~'~-' day of
/Z/o~/;~ , 1990 and shall continue in full force
until terminated by either party.
VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT VILLAGE OF WHEELING
~~~ She i la Schultz, Presiden~
gdward Cave-Ilo, Fire Chief Keith Maclsaac, Fire Chief
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