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Dated at Bozeman, Mo~na. ;~ ,rtf, 19R.
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LUCILLE A. BRIDGES~ Clerk & Recorder
State of Montana. .County of Gallatin
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GALLATIN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE PHO'l'ECTIVE
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ASSISTANCE CONTTV\CT
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. THIS :AGREEMENT, l'1ade and entered into this / ~- day
of A U6'U 51'. J 917 ' by andl B'e'tween Ule under signed Es-
tablishments, Districts, Agencies, Municipalities and Fire
Companies by their lawful representatives.
f WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the signatory establishments desire to
· provide for an augmentation of the Fire Protection in
.: their various establishments, districts, agencies,
municipalities and fire companies in the event of
large fires or conflagrations, and
· l^7HEREAS, the signatory parties of this title
form a practically continuous area, throughout which
it is deemed practicable for them to render ass is-
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tance in fire emergency, and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the several
municipal, fire protection district and fire company
governing bodies to conclude ,such agreements, where-
r ever practicable~ and
WHEREAS, it is mutually deemed sound, desirable,
practicable, and beneficial for the parties of this
agreement to render assistance among them in accordanc(~
with these terms, therefore
BE IT AGREED THAT:
THE FIRE CHIEF or his designated representative
" of the signatory party hereinafter shall be knowR" as the
Technical Head.
Fire Service hereinafter is to mean Fire
Department, Fire District and Fire Companies.
. 1. Administration - The Gallatin County Fire
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Council Executive Board, the Gallatin County Sheriff
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, and the Gallatin County Fire Marshall shall act
as the Administrating Board for this agreement and
shall be referred to in this agreement as the
Executive Board. The Gallatin County Fire Council
Executive Board is " President, Vice-
composed ot:
President, Secretary-Treasurer, Training Director, and
Communications Director elected by the representatives
. of the signatory parties at an Annual Meeting in
October.
. 2. Term - This agreement shall be ln effect
from the date first above mentioned for a period of
five (5 ) years and may be renewed by the parties by
giving notice to the other parties in writing not
-, less than ninety (90) days ( 6 )
nor more than six
months before expiration date of the agreement. Said
privilege of renewal shall continue as long as the
parties agree upon same,
3. ~rermi na Lion -
(a) Any signatory may withdraw or terminate their
participation under this agreement by written'notice
to the Executive Board. Notice must be given not less
than ninety (90) days nor more than six ( 6) months
prior to withdrawal,
(b) A majority of two-thirds (2/3) of the signatory
Illay terminate this agreement by written notice to the Exec
tive Board. Notice must be given not less than ninety
(90 ) days nor more than six (6 ) months prior to ter-
mination of this contract.
4. Operations -
(a) ~""hen it is deemed advisable by competent
authority, construed as a senior officer of the reques tint
.-f;ire Service representing a party to this agreement, to
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request assistance under its terms, it shall be the
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duty of the S~nior ()fficer of the Fire Service receiving
the request to:
1. Immediately determine if apparatus and'
personnel can be "S'pe-d, L.~<, <lnd,
2. What apparatus might most effectively be
dispatched, and
. 3. The exact mission to be assigned in accordance
with the detailed plans and procedures of
I operation drawn in accordance with this agree-
ment, as set forth in a separate addenda to this
contract, by the technical heads of the several
Fire Services.
. 4. Forthwith dispatch the designated apparatus
with complete instructions as to the mission.
(b) Agencies selected by mutual agreement among
the technical heads of the Fire Services of the signa-
tory parties, as set forth in a separate addenda to this
contract, shall be designated as a central clearing
point (s) to coordinate dispatch and response of per-
sonnel and apparatus between communities of the signa-
tory parties. Provided, however, that such agencies
shall not be held liable for failure, commissions or
omissions in this connection.
(c) Rendering assistance under terms of this
agreement shall not be mandatory. The requestee should
iwnedia,tely inform the requestor if, for any reason,
assistance cannot be rendered.
(d) The Senior Officer of the Fire Service of the
requestor shall assume full charge of the operations,
but if he specifically requests a Senior Officer of a
'responding Fire Service furnishinq assistance to assume
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command, he shall not, by relinquishing command, be
relieved of his responsibility for the operation.
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provided, that the apparatus, personnel and equipment of the
,~gency ren~ering assistance shall be under the immediate
supervision of and shall be the im~edicite re~~onsibility of
the Senior Officer of the Fire Service rendering assistance.
5. Liability -
I (a) No signatory shall be held liable to another
signatory for damages, loss of equipment, injury to personnel
I or payment of compensation arising as a result of assistance
,.... .: rendered under the terms of this agreement.
(b) Provided that if the equipment or property of
d signatory is damaged or destroyed by the negligcnce of
" allother signatory, its agents or employees, then the signatory
respo,.1sible for such injury shall be responsible in damages,
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therefore, and the terms of settlement shall be decided by
authorized rcpresentatives of the signatory parties. If
agreement cannot be reached, then the dispute shall be submitted
to the Executive Board. The decision of the Execution Board
shall be considered final although each party shall reserve his
right to appeal, thereon in any court having jurisdiction.
(c) Gallatin County agrees to provide lnsurance
for the undersigned Fire Services in the following amounts:
(1) accidental death or dismemberment in the
amount of $25,000.00
(2) accidental medical in the amount of $15,000.00
This coverage will be provided only for the Fire Services that
,provide some disability lnsurance for themselves.
(d) Provided that a requestor shall assume respon-
sibility fur expenses of providing lubricating oil, motor
fuel, and welfare items for firefighters, incurred by a
reques tee iIT-connection with the rendering of emergency
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assistance.
(e) Provided further, that all parties shall exercise
due diligence in returning lost equipment to the rightful owner.
6. All applicable Montana Fire Codes shall apply
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. to this agreement. Any signatory not having
NSHT l~ - 2~" on hose shall be responsible for
providing incoming departments with adaptors in
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. sufficient quantities to facilitaie the use of
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hose and pumps on incoming apparatus.
7, The technical heads of the Fires Service
of the parties to this agreement are authorized and
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directed to meet and draft any detailed plans and
procedures of operation necessary to effectively
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implement this agreement. Such plans and procedures
, , of operations shall become effective upon ratification
by the Technical Heads of the signat,ory parties and
the Executive Board;
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IN WITNESS ~HEREOF, the parties hereto have
, executed this agreement as of the day and year first
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: SUBSCRII3ED and SWORN to before me this~day of l\,uqU"st, 1977.
, 'N6'ri/pufucLf~~~ateOfMontana
Residing at'.Bozeman, Montana.
My commission expires 1/19/80
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