I-6 - Resolution 2024-053 - Johnson County Mutual Aid 28E Agreement 2024

RESOLUTION NO. 2024-053 AUTOMATIC AND MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT FOR FIRE PROTECTION, RESCUE, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN AND SURROUNDING JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA, JULY 2024 THIS AGREEMENT is made pursuant to Chapter 28E, Code of Iowa, between any and all of the following: City of Coralville, Iowa; City of Hills, Iowa; City of Iowa City, Iowa; City of Lisbon, Iowa; City of Lone Tree, Iowa; City of North Liberty, Iowa; City of Oxford, Iowa; City of Riverside, Iowa; City of Shueyville, Iowa; City of Solon, Iowa; City of Swisher, Iowa; City of Tiffin, Iowa; City of West Branch, Iowa; Fremont, Lincoln, Pleasant Valley, and City of Lone Tree Fire Association; Jefferson-Monroe Fire Department, Inc.; Solon Tri-Township Emergency Response Agency, Kalona Volunteer Fire Department; Wellman Volunteer Fire Department; and West Liberty Fire Department. WHEREAS, the fire departments or fire districts of all the undersigned parties are members of the Johnson County Mutual Aid Association; and, WHEREAS, a stated purpose of the Association is to provide mutual aid in fire protection, fire prevention, hazardous material mitigation, emergency medical service, and rescue; and, WHEREAS, Johnson County routinely experiences seasonal increases in population due to a variety of factors; and, WHEREAS, Johnson County has experienced significant growth in its population; and, WHEREAS, the parties to this agreement protect critical infrastructure of the state; and, WHEREAS, occasions may arise where a department may not be able to respond, or may not be able to timely respond with adequate or sufficient personnel or equipment, to an emergency or incident dangerous to the public in the department’s first-due response area; and, WHEREAS, occasions may arise whereby additional alarm fires or other emergencies or incidents dangerous to the public would exhaust the available firefighting or emergency response personnel or equipment maintained by one of the parties herein; and, WHEREAS, in such a situation the availability of additional firefighting or emergency response personnel and equipment from outside sources might well avert disastrous results, including the loss of life, personal injury, or the loss of property; and, WHEREAS, the fire departments or fire districts of all the undersigned parties wish to meet applicable National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards 1710 or NFPA 1720 concerning the effective and efficient organization and deployment of fire suppression operations, emergency medical operations, and special operations to the public; and, 1