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Home My WebLink About94- Mutual Aid Among Incorporated Cities of the State of Montana " I . I , MASTER MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT AMONG INCORPORATED CITIES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA WHEREAS, each incorporated city of the State of Montana is subject to natural and manmade disasters, which could overwhelm its resources; and WHEREAS, incorporated cities have equipment and personnel for disaster response; and WHEREAS, it is in the public interest that a mutual aid agreement is adopted to provide for mutual assistance in a disaster or emergency; and . WHEREAS, a mutual aid agreement is authorized by Montana Code Annotated, Section 10-3-202. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that: ..-. I REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE The chief elected official or a designee is authorized to request assistance from any party to this agreement if local resources must be augmented in a disaster or emergency. II RESPONSE TO REQUEST The official receiving the request shall: A. Determine if enough resources are available to respond. B. Determine which resources will be sent according to the mutual aid agreement. C. Record dispatched resources and expenses. D. The responding city is responsible to deliver its resources when appropriate. III COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY AT EMERGENCY SCENE The Incident Commander of the requesting city will be in charge of the responding city's resources. IV LIABILITY Each city hereto agrees to assume responsibility for liabilities arising out of the actions of its own personnel. V RETURN OF RESOURCES Resources of the responding city shall be released if no longer needed or upon demand by the responding city. .. , ; VI SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES A resource list will be provided by all cities who sign this agreement. The responding city may have its resources supplemented by other cities in this agreement to provide for public protection. VII INSURANCE Each city must maintain appropriate insurance coverage of its resources and personnel which may be requested for mutual aid assistance. Proof of coverage must be submitted . to the city attorney of the cities entering into this agreement. This , verification is MANDATORY before the agreement is signed. VIII COMPENSATION Unless the cities enter into a separate agreement compensation shall be as follows: A. The responding city will be reimbursed for equipment maintenance costs directly related to emergency support operations. These costs include fuel and damaged equipment not covered by city insurance. B. The responding city will be reimbursed for all personnel costs, including benefits, directly related to the emergency support operation. C. The responding city will be reimbursed for materials used in the operation of the emergency support. D. Payment will be made when each emergency operation terminates or at a later date if agreed upon or provided by law. All requests for compensation must be in writing with an appropriate accounting and documentation. E. The requesting city will provide food and shelter to the responding city's personnel. IX TERMINATION This agreement shall remain in full force and effect from this date forward unless terminated in writing by either party. X AGREEMENT NOT EXCLUSIVE This agreement is not intended to be exclusive between the participating cities; which may enter into other mutual aid agreements. ;.'~ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the following cities have signed and attested to this Agreement. The Incorporated City of /-If! /C/)()_ Date: ()eT c;)~ /t?Z.f c0t- \1, ~\",,/~<:..V oXW-v-.. Atte':'t;':QMl'1' Pdh/l/rtu //"'""__May.or C~ ty-:e erk .:::. ." / , )' / _"~ (~~~." ' "" / / i, (// " ti11lciA J..: .J)~ (1//,,) ~/~t:::'--?,/t.-.-~"-.-tfl-"k~ ,"-___.PuhiC Works~' re ~or I City M~mager The Incorporated City of _~a..M.. Date: JANUARY 3. 1994 Attest: ~ J~ City (-~),' ~ ! ~ ~ '-- ") I,l ' ! " ~,~,\ cftY~a~ ~" mutual. aid I ' MUTUAL AID RESOURCES HELENA, MONTANA BUILDING 1. One Department Supervisor with vehicle Degree in Architecture 2. One Building Inspector with vehicle ENGINEERING 1. Two Person Survey Crew with survey equipment and vehicle 2. One Registered Professional Engineer with vehicle municipal/structural One Registered Professional Engineer with vehicle construction/water SANITATION 1. One Front Load Packer Truck with operator 2. One Side Load Packer Truck with operator 3. One Rear Load Packer Truck with operator STREETS 1. One Foreman with vehicle 2. One Loader with operator 3. One Street Sweeper with operator 4. One Motor Patrol with operator 5. Three Five Yard Dump Trucks with operators 6. One Air Compressor TRANSPORTATION 1. Emergency Sign Trailer with one laborer and vehicle VEHICLE MAINTENANCE 1. One I-Ton Hydraulic Truck - Capability of providing a variety of hand power tools to any sight for manual laborers. Drills, ground pounder, hydraulic jackhammer, chain saw, limb cutter, channel post pounder, etc. 2. One Heavy Equipment Mechanic with tools ..' . . , . ',...-.....,..........., . ."'.,..- .'.' . WASTEWATER SEWER MAINTENANCE 1. One Hydraulic Sewer Cleaner with operator 2. One Vac-All with operator 3. One TV Van with operator 4. One Bucket Machine 5. One 6" Portable Pump - 90gpm 400 feet of discharge hose 60 feet of suction hose WASTE SLUDGE DISPOSAL I l- One Semi tractor with operator with 7,000 gallon trailer 2. One Big A Injector .._~ 3. One 10 Yard Dump Truck with operator WATER 1. Backhoe - (755 Ford) with operator (no way to transport) 2. Centrifical Pump (4" 350 GPM) - trailer mounted 3. Light/Generator Trailer emergency lighting - 12.5 KV (120V/104A 220V/52A) 4. Portable Generator - 3000 Watt - 120 - 220V 5. Cut-Off Saw gas powered - concrete or metal blades 6. Water Main Repair Material 7. Personnel - One supervisor with 2-4 man maintenance crew One to two Certified Class I Water Plant Operators depending on time of year - Cross trained in Wastewater Plant operation 8. Vehicles - Two to three pickups . . , MUTUAL AID RESOURCES December, 1993 CITY OF BOZEMAN STREETS: Contact person: Roger Sicz 586-3321 x245 ,. Two 2-ton dump trucks with operators 2. One Vac-AII vacuum truck with operator (not in good condition) 3. One front loader with operator 4. One motor grader with operator 5. One street sweeper with operator 6. One 150 cfm air compressor 7. One truck mounted electric/gas welder with operator 8. One Thermo-Lay asphalt patcher with operator 9. One Superintendent with vehicle (street & sanitation experience) SANITA TION: Contact person: Roger Sicz 586-3321 x245 ,. One 20-ycf1 rear load packer truck with operator WA TER OPERA TlONS: Contact person: Fred Shields 586-3321 x245 " One backhoe (680 Case) with operator (no way to transport) 2. One tapping machine with operator 3. One leak detector 4, One Superintendent with vehicle (water & sewer experience) 5. One 3-man crew (water & sewer experience) SEWER OPERA TlONS: Contact person: Fred Shields 586-3321 x245 ,. One backhoe (680 Case) with operator (no way to transport) 2. One closed-circuit TV van with operator 3. One 2-inch pump (electric submersible) with 50 feet of discharge hose 4. One generator/emergency lights WATER TREATMENT PLANT: Contact person: Dean Elliott 586-7158 ,. Two trash pumps (4-inch and 3-inch, one each) with 200 feet of discharge hose 2. One Superintendent with vehicle WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT: Contact person: Don Noyes 586-9159 " One Big A injector (needs low-boy for transport) 2. One nurse tank truck & tractor (6,000 gallon tank) 3. One 400 gpm submersible pump 4. One Superintendent with vehicle . .~" . ,"''' ; , l , PARKS & FORESTRY: Contact person: John McNeil 586-3321 x245 1, One Hi-Ranger lift truck with operator 2. One chipper & truck with operator 3. 800 feet of 3-inch irrigation pipe 4. One 1-ton 4x4 dump truck & snowplow 5. One 545 Ford tractor/loader with operator 6. One Superintendent with vehicle (forestry, parks and cemetery experience) CEMETERY: Contact person: John McNeil 586-3321 x245 1. One backhoe (580 Case) with operator 2. One 1-ton 4x4 dump truck with operator 3. One casket lowering device ENGINEERING: Contact person: Craig Brawner 586-3321 x219 1. One registered Professional Engineer with vehicle (water & sewer treatment experience) . - .- " ... - ~ I' ;.' I ~ \ I WI October 19, L~~9:l City of Helena ~1r. James wysocid City Nanager City of Bozeman PO Box 64U Bozeman WI' S9/1~ 1<.1,' :Mu t.ual Aid Agl'eemellt B(~tween Helena and Bozeman Dear ~j im: I (ipoke to you at the League meeting in Great Falls about enterin>;J into a mutual aid agreement with the City of Helena. Enclosed are two, signed agreements complete Hith a mutual aid resources list for the City of Helena . If you want to enter .\ nto this agreement, simply do the follow.ing: 1. Obtain the dppropriate signatures on the third page of the agreement. ~ . Attach a mutual aid reSOUl~ce list for your city. 3. Return one, signlO'a original to me at Public Works il..dministn3.tion, City of Helena, 316 N. Park, Helena M'l' 59623.. The enclm;ed agreement was developed by the cities of Billings 1 Great Falls and Helena. The attorneys from these cities agreed that it meets the requirements of State law. If yuu have any questi.ons regarding the language in the agreement, please call David Hull, IIelena Ci Ly A.ttorney, at 44]-6030. 1 can answer more general questions you have regarding the use and need for a mutual aid agreement. My number is 441-8426. .I would appn~ciate your imrnedii'lte attention to this request, so I can retire in December knowing that Helena can count on your assistance during a disaster. Si~llti2l" ,.? ,.,,' ,- /'" I / / ,. { / ! ., '" " , i " \~ A. Ni& et, ~ Director of Public Works RAN/JMP/skw ~ Dill Vcrwolf David Hull [[IuLaid.l'll' 316 N. Park, Helena, Montana 59623 Phone: (406)447-8000 - -----