1991-600
RESOLUTION NO. 91 -60
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE OF
BUFFALO GROVE TO ENTER INTO AN AUTOMATIC FIRE
MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH THE VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
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
Arlington Heights 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: 4 - Marienthal REid Rubin Braiman
NAYS:— 0 - None ABSENT: Z - O'Malley, Kahn
PASSED: July 15, 1991 APPROVED: July 15, 1991
APPROV
S NEY M S, Village President
ATTEST:
Villag Clerk
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AUTOMATIC FIRE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE,
ILLINOIS AND THE VILLAGE OF
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, 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 Arlington Heights in
1973, renewed in 1989, the Village of Buffalo Grove and the
Village of Arlington Heights agree to provide automatic aid to
each other on structural fire alarms as follows:
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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.
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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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.
I. The Village of Buffalo Grove agrees to provide the Village
of Arlington Heights; subject to the provisions of paragraph
two (2) of the general provisions of this agreement:
A. One (1) Truck company to the following area:
1. The area commonly referred to as District 4
II. The Village of Arlington Heights 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) Engine company to the following area:
1. The area commonly referred to as District 25.
Each municipality agrees to cover the others respective district
in the following manner , if the appropriate vehicles are
available. This primarily covers the times when District 4 and
District 25 are training out of their districts.
1. Buffalo Grove agrees to send Ambulance 25 to a District
4 code one (1), if District 4 is training out of
district. Arlington Heights will respond with their
Engine 4.
2. Arlington Heights agrees to send Ambulance 4 to a
District 25 code one (1), if District 25 is training
out of district. Buffalo Grove will respond with their
Engine 25.
Minor modifications of 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 Arlington
Heights 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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This agreement shall be effective as of the 15th day of
Ju y 1991 and shall continue in full force until
terminated by either party.
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Sidn t ias, President William Maki, President
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Thomas Allenspach, Fire Chief Bruce RodewWfd, Fir Chief