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OROINAICE oo.:11_
SERI ES OF 1985
BY AUTHOR ITY
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MEMBER BRADSHAW
AN OROINAN:E APPROVING MUTUAL ANO AUTCMA'rIC 1\10 AGREEMEN'I' BE'IWEE N
mE f lRE DEPAR™EN'rS OF 'l'II E CI'l'Y OF ENGLEWOOD , COWRADO , ANO 'l'liE
ct•ry OF SHERIDAN , COWRADO, FOR ONE 1'0 AID '11lE O'l'HER IN CASES OF
GREA'r EMERGEtCY WHICH CANNO'I' BE HANDLED SOLELY BY ONE FIRE
DEPAR'!MEN'I'.
WHEREAS , both the City of Eroglewood aoo the Ci ty of Sleridan
maintain a fire department consi sting o f regular a ro volunteer
personnel aro ene rge ncy equipnent ; aro
WHEREAS , emergencies may ari se in one juri sdiction e r the
other resulting in g reater denands on manpo.er a nd equipnen t than
t he one jurisdictio n can haro le alone ; and
l,'HEREAS , i l i s in the best interest of each jurisdiction to
1,uve-the aid of the other when such anergencies arise ;
NCI.~, 'IliEREFORE , BE IT ORDA INED BY 1'HE ClTY COUtC!L OF '11lE
C l'rY OF ENGLEWOOD , CO LORADO:
Section L 'that t he City Cou ncil hereby af:Proved the a<.J ree-
ment between the City o f Erog l ewood aro the City of Sler idan
entitle, "~ut,·al aro Autanat i c Aid Agreement ," a copy of which i s
acta~hed hereto and incorporated herei n by reference .
Section 2 . 'that the Ma yo r aro ex offic io City Clerk-
Treasurer sign aro attest said agreeren t for and on behalf of t he
City Co uncil and the City of Eroglewood.
In troduced , r e ad in full , and passed on first reading on the
15th day of Jul y , 1985 .
l'ubl ished a s a Bill for an Ordi na nce on the 17th day of
July, 1985 .
Read by t: tle and passed on f inal r eadi11<] on the 5th day of
August , 1985 •
Published by title as ordinance NO . -J.1.., Series of 1983, on
the 7th day of l\llgust, 1985.
I, Gary R. Hig bee , e x officio Ci ty Clerk-Treasurer of the
City of Englewood, Colorado , hereby certify that the above and
foregoing i s a true , accurate and canple te copy of the ordinance
passed on final reading and published by title as ordinance
NO. ft, Series of 1985.
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MlTl'UAL AND AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMOO'
THIS AGREEMENT, made by and between the CITY OF SHERIDAN ,
hereinafter called "Sheridan ," and the C!'rY OF ENGLEl'/000 ,
hereinafter called "Englewood ,"
WI TNESSE'rli TIIA'r
WHF.f!l'.AS , Sheridan is a mUJ'\1cipal corporation organized and
-.:xist ing :xu:sudnt t o the statutes of the State of Colorado, and its
t.arr i tr. r ial jurisdiction generally is the legal boundaries of the
City of ..ll~e ridan , Cotorado ; a;id
WH.F..Rf.AS , Uigll~ is a mun ic ipal corporation otganized ard
existing pursu.•n t · 9 Art i c l e XX of the Colorado Constitut i on , its
Olar :~r , and Ordinant.:es , and i ts territorial jurisdiction gene rally
is the l e,,,. !<>ufl'Jar ies of the City of !llglewood , Colorado; and
WHERE,\S , each of the parties hereto mainta ins a fire depart-
ment consisting of vol unteer and paid personnel and energency
equipnent; and
Wl-lliREAS , energencie.•:11 may ar ise i n one or the other of the
juris<lictions of the parties result ing in grea t er denands than the
manpow.ar and equipnent of that party can hand l e , or energencies of
such intensity may occur that they cannot be handled solely by the
equit:ment of the pa rty in whose jurisdiction the energency occurs ;
anr.
';!'-!EREAS , it is in the i nterest r,f each of the parties tha t it
ha ve service of and fran the other party to aid an:1 assist it in
the purpose of fig hting fires or resexinding to other energenc.ies ;
NCM , THEREFO~E , IT IS MlTl'UIILL'/ Ac.RE ED by and between the
pactie-as follows:
MUTUAL AID
l. Areas in Sheridan . For and in consideration of
promises of Sier idan , hereinafter set forth , !llglewood ag rees with
Sheridan that , in the event there are fires or other energencies 1n
the t err i tocy served by She r idan which are beyond the control of
the Fire Cepurt:ment of S"ieridan , whether because of use of
Sheridan 's equipnent at o ther places or because of the intensity of
the energency, or otherwise , Englewood agrees , subject to the
l imita tion he reinaftec set forth, to aid and a ssist Sleridan by
causing a nd permitting its Fire Department and its equipnent to be
usw in respond ing to ane rgencies in the territorial area of
Sheridan , ar>.l the need for such aid and assist ance shall be dete r-
minro by the Fire Department of 91er idan ; subject , howeve r , to the
limitation that Englewood shall be excused fron making its equip-
mer t and services available to She ridan i n the event of the prior
need of the a nergency equipnent and the manpo,..,r within the ter ri-
torial area of Englewood , or prior use of Englewood equipnent a nd
services at any pl ace , which decision of availabi lity shall be made
by the Fire Department of Engl e wood , a nd ""1ich decision shall be
conc lusive .
2. Ar eas in Englewood . For a nd i n c onsiden tion of the
promises of Englewood , hereinafte r set forth , Sheridan agrees with
Englewood that in t he eve nt there are f i res or other ane rgenc i es in
the t er ritory se rv• d by Englewood "'1ich are beyond the control of
the Englewood Fu•, Depar tme nt , whether because of use of Englewood
equiE)nent at other places, or because of the intensity of the
ane rgency , or otherwi se , Sheridan ag rees , subject t o the lim i tation
here inafter set forth , to a id and ass is t Eng l ewood by causing and
perm itting 91eridan Fire Depa rtment and equipnent to be used in
responding to anergenc i es in the territoria l area of Englewood , and
the need for s uch aid and assistance shall be determinro by the
Englewood Fire Department ; subject , however , to the limitat ion that
Sheridan shall be e xcused fr on making its equipnent or ser vi :e
avai l able to Englewood in the event of the prior need of t he
aner~enci' equipnen t or need of the manpower wi t hi n the territorial
area of S1e r idan , or the prior use of Sler idan ' s equipnent and
services at any place , which decision of ava ilabi lity shall be made
by the Fire Departlne nt of Sh e ridan , a nd "'1ich decision shall be
conclusive .
3. No O,a r~e . 1he services rendere:l by one party to the
other a re of equal val ue to the ser vice r e nderoo by the other
party , a nd there shall be no charges made by the one party fo r the
ser vicP.s r e ndered to the otl1t:r p.1 r ty , except that in the event of
equipr .. mt dam age by r eason of the ac tion of the anployees of t he
other ;ia r ty , the liabil ity and loss shall be determinro on the
ba sis of t e fault or negligence of any anployee . If the anployee
is determinro to be at faul': or negligent , the party anploying that
anployee sha ll be 1 iable for the l oss .
4. Normal Efficiency. Each party shall be expectoo to
ma intain its equipnent and organize its anergency response methOO
wi th both manpowe r and equipnent to the degree necessary to cope
wi th the ordinary and rout i ne energencies arising within its
boundaries and for whi ch the pa rty i s o rganized . Nei ther party
shall expect t he other to r espond to anergency calls where t he
anergency ar ise s due to a fail ure to organ ize avai t able manpov.ier
or mai nta in equipnent in proper working order an::i i n suf ficient
quantity to meet. the r e spective danands o f the persons a nd proper ty
within each of the par t y 1 s re si.:ective j urisdict i ons .
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I I. AU'T0'1A'f [C AID
1. Area in Sheridan. It i s understood and agreed that an
Engle·.ood Fire Department truck canpany unit wi 11 respond fran the
Fa:l eral Station into Sheridan 's r esponse area a s part of the
initia l r esponse through autanatic di s patching by di spa tch per-
sonnel. Sier idan ' s r espo nse area includes the e nti re City o f
Sheridan.
2. Ar ea in Engle wood . I t i s und erstood a nd ag r eed that a
She rida n Fire Department punper uni t o r punpe r and r e scue unit will
r esporrl fron the Hamilton St at ion i n to Englewood 's r e sponse area as
part of the initial rn,ponse through autanatic dispatc hing by dis-
patch personne l. Eng ."-OO()'s r esponse area inclu:les and i s limita:l
to a ll a r eas located W•,•s l o f a nd inc lu:li~g So•Jt h Jason Street
between west Ev ans Ave nue m,d West Ox fo rd Av enue , which are within
the c i ty limits Lf Englewood .
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l. /\·• ;,; ,i;i l ity of Volunte ers . 'Ille service of ind ividuals
ho h~ing member~. '95 with e ithe r the Englewood Volunteer Fi r e
tr,partme nt or t he Sh eridan Fire Department, o r both Departments,
sha ll be available to both Er.g l e wood and Sheridan i n times of
emergency or as o the rwi se directed by the Oli ef of the Fire
f'epartment of e ither Englewood o r Sheridan.
2 . 'I'rai n ing . Fllg:lewood vol unteer fi refighters will
rece ive fran ~idan Fire Department t echnical training in
f i re suppr ession and medical a reas i n accordance with current
Sheridan requi reme nts , inc lu:ling spec ific trai ning requirements of
the State, of Colorado for certificat ion . In order to mai ntai n
coordination with Engl ewood 's pa id f i r ef ighters , the Eng lewood
volunteers will attend schedula:l train ing with the Englewood paid
fi r efighters approximately once a month . 'Illi s tra ining ma y be
applied to Sh ~r idan • s minimlln trai ning requi r011ents.
3. Protective E}:Jt>i[lllent. l'Bnber s of the Englewood
Vol unteer Fire Depar tment who a l so serve as vo luntee rs on the
Sh e r idan Fire Depar tment shall be provided all necessary protecti ve
equ i[lllent by Englewood .
4. 1':nsion Benefits . Manbers of the Engle wood Volunteer
Fire Department who al so serve as volunteers on the She ridan Fire
Departme nt shall continue to be entitla:l to pensio n benefits paid
by Englewood . Volunteers who termi nate their membe r ship with
Englewood and cont i nue or t r a nsfer thei r membership with t he
Sh er id a n Fire Department ma y transfer the ir pension benefits to
She ridan only as pe rmi tted by the l aws of t he State o f Colorado .
SUch transfe rred pensio n benefl ts s hall be admi nistered i n accord -
a nce with the ord inances of Sheridan , the laws of the State of
Colorado , and any pol i c i es now in e f fect or her eafter adopted .
IV. OfHER PROVISIONS
1 . Tennination . Either party hereto may tenninate L~,:
contract without c a use upon thirty (30) days prior written not ice
to the other .
2 . /lilministration . 1h is agreene nt shall be ad.nin istered
pursua nt to such written agreenents as t he Fire Oliefs of e ach
party dean a ppropriate .
lN Wl'rNESS WHEREXJF, the parties hereto have e xecute:l this
Agreenent this day of ________ , 198 5 .
CI 1'Y OF SHER !DAN , COLORAOO
a muni c ipal corporation
By ~-~~~~~~-Rng er B. Row l a nd , Mayor
By~--~~~----Aileen F. Marpl e
Cmmiss ioner
By -----~--~~ Rog er K. Steinberg , c:!uef
APPROVED AS TO FORM :
Sh e ridan Cfty Attorney
CITY OF EN(HWOOD , COLORAOO
a municipal corporation
By --~-~-~--ElJg e ne L. ot1s , Mayor
By--------~~~ Gary R. Higbee , ex -officio
Ci ty Clerk -Treasurer
By =-,---.,--=-~-,---J ames M. Branan , airer-
APPROVED AS TO FORM :
Englewood Ci ty Atto rney
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