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To:	Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	Jeff Carman, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Date:	November 13, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Automatic Aid Agreement Between Contra Costa County Fire Protection District and City of Benicia

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/13/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen, Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director

Contact:

Lewis Broschard, Deputy Chief 925-941-3300 x1101

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 13, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to enter into an Automatic Aid Agreement for Exchange of Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Between the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District and the City of Benicia effective November 13, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The agreement does not contain any provisions for payments for services provided by either party. The fiscal impact is neutral.

BACKGROUND:

The attached agreement between the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) and the City of Benicia Fire Department (City) is for the exchange of fire, rescue, and emergency medical services. This agreement memorializes the District and City's current practice of dispatching resources and responding to emergencies in the other agency’s service area. The Automatic Aid Agreement does not include a financial component or reimbursement of any type for the services provided by either party.

In practice the District and City have had an automatic aid agreement continuously since 2012. The primary response area benefitting from the agreement is the Benicia Bridge due to limited access from both directions and the jurisdictional lines that exist approximately mid-span on the bridge. Additionally, resources from both jurisdictions are often called to assist each other with providing station coverage during extended incidents or by providing aid directly to an incident in progress that is within close proximity to the other jurisdiction’s boundary.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The agreement will not be approved and the District and City will not be able to provide mutually beneficial emergency response and incident support.