1990-420 0
RESOLUTION NO. 90 -42
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE OF
BUFFALO GROVE TO ENTER INTO AN AUTOMATIC FIRE
MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH THE VILLAGE OF WHEELING
WHEREAS, the Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 14, Section
11 -6 -1, empowers municipalities and fire protection districts to
enter into "Mutual Aid Agreements "; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove and the Village of
Wheeling are members of a Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, pursuant
to an agreement since 1973, renewed in 1989; and
WHEREAS, each community desires to supplement said agreement
to provide automatic fire mutual aid to specific areas within
both communities, as outlined on the attached agreement; and
WHEREAS, said agreement is a direct benefit to the Village
of Buffalo Grove and its residents by improving upon the
Village's fire service capabilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Buffalo Grove, Counties of Cook and
Lake, state of Illinois, that said agreement is beneficial to the
Village of Buffalo Grove.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Village President and Fire
Chief are hereby authorized to enter into said agreement.
AYES: 6
- Marienthal, Reid,
Shifrin, Mathias,
O'Malley, Kahn
NAYS:- 0 -
PASSED: September
None
10, 1990
ABSENT: 0
APPROVED:
- None
September 10, 1990
APPRO
ATTEST: V'KANA L. CLAY N, Village esident
Villa Clerk ��
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AUTOMATIC FIRE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE,
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 Buffalo Grove and the Village of Wheeling in 1973,
renewed in 1989, the Village of Buffalo Grove 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 (ex. out of
service, committed to another call), no back -up unit from
another station shall be required to respond.
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 whose municipality
in which 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 training 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.
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�. T. 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 Buffalo Grove 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. Arlington Club Subdivision
B. One (1) truck company to the following area(s):
1. Fairway View Apartments
2. Pine Hill Apartments
3. Cedar Run Condominiums
4. Lexington Condominiums
5. Addolorata Villa Nursing Home
II. The Village of Wheeling agrees to provide the Village of
Buffalo Grove; subject to the provisions of paragraph two
(2) of the general conditions of this agreement:
A. One (1) truck company to the following area(s):
1. The entire area bounded by Lake Cook Road (south),
Inverary (north), Wisconsin Central railroad
tracks (west), and Milwaukee Avenue (east).
2. The Riverwalk Complex at the corner of Lake
Cook Road and Milwaukee Avenue.
3. Cambridge On The Lake on Dundee Road (on a special
request only).
Minor modifications to the above response area(s), 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.
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TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
Either the Village of Buffalo Grove 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.
F TERM OF AGREEMENT
This agreement shall be effective as of the 10th day
of September , 1990 and shall continue in full force until
terminated by either party.
VILLA OF BUFFALO GROVE VILLAGE OF WHEELING
Verna Clayton, Preside Sheila Schultz, Presi nt
Thomas Allenspach, Fire Chief Keith MacIsaac, Fire Chief