1990-430 0
RESOLUTION NO. 90 -43
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE OF
BUFFALO GROVE TO ENTER INTO AN AUTOMATIC FIRE /RESCUE
MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH THE VERNON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
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 Vernon Fire
Protection District 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 and rescue 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 - None ABSENT: 0 - None
PASSED: September 10, 1990 APPROVED: September 10, 1990
APPROVED:,
NA L. CLAYTON, Village P r6sident
ATTEST:
Vil ge Clerk
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AUTOMATIC FIRE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE,
ILLINOIS AND THE VERNON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
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 Vernon Fire Protection District, renewed in 1989, the
Village of Buffalo Grove and the Vernon Fire Protection District
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 (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 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 c lms 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 AREAS)
I. The Village of Buffalo Grove agrees to provide the Vernon Fire
Protection District subject to the provisions of paragraph two
(2) of the general conditions of this agreement:
A. One (1) Ambulance company to the following area;
1. Horatio Gardens Subdivision
B. One (1) Engine Company to the following area(s);
1. Horatio Gardens Subdivision
2. The entire area bound by Lake Cook Road (south),
Deerfield Rd. (north), Wisconsin Central railroad
tracks (west), and Milwaukee Ave. (east).
II. The Vernon Fire Protection District 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 bound by Portclinton Rd. (north),
Village of Buffalo Grove limits (west), Aptakisic Rd.
(south), and Village of Buffalo Grove limits (east).
2. The area commonly known as Corporate Grove.
Minor modifications to the above response area(s), as well as the
vehicle 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 Vernon Fire Protection
District may terminate this agreement by notifying the Fire Chief
of the other community in writing, sixty (60) days from the date
of written notice.
this agreement shall be effective as of the Z tf]t4 day of
AUls0st- , 1990 and shall continue in full force until
terminated by either party.
Verna Clayton, Pr siden
Thomas Allenspach, Fire Chief
Forrest Dines, President
Ted Tarr, Fire Chief