HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 286 - 4/4/1963 - MUTUAL FIRE AID PROGRAM6/3/18/63
ORDL IME Noo1 yG
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR A MUTUAL FIRE AID PROGRAM
BETWEEN THE VILLAGE Or, EU[ GROVE VILLAGE AND NEIGHBORING
MQNICIPALITIES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE CF ELK GROVE VILLAGE:
SECTION ONE: PURPOSE.
The purpose of this ordinance is to provide for a program
of mutual aid between the Village of Elk Grove Village and
other municipalities whereby each such municipality will be
obligated to come to the assistance of a neighboring municipal-
ity in the event of a fire or other disaster therein of such
magnitude that the fire -fighting equipment and personnel of the
municipality cannot effectively cope with it.
SECTION TWOS DEFINITIONS*
For the purpose of this ordinance, the following terms are
defined as follows:
(a) "Municipality": A city or villagel
(b) "Mutual Fire Aid Program": A plan or program as provided for
in this ordinance whereby the munioipalities participating
In the program agree to come to one another's assistance
in case of fire or other disaster too large for local
equipment and personnel to handle;
(c) "Mutual Aid Area": The territery occupied by the muni-
oipalities namely : Mt, Prospect, Elk Grove Villages
Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows, Palatine and Hoffman
Estates;
(d) "Participating Municipality": A municipality, in the
mutual aid area, that participates in the Mutual Fire
Aid Progrm by adopting an ordinance authorizing or
approving the program and entering into an appropriate
agreements (substantially as provided herein) with other
participating municipalities for rendering and receiving
aid in ease of fire or other disaster;
(e) "Stricken Municipality": A participating municipality
in which a fire or other disaster occurs that is of
such magnitude that it cannot be adequately coped with by
local fire fighting equlpsunt and personnel=
persocLnel to fight any fire or to meet any emergency -ithir
its o:,Tr boundaries ihat may reasonably* be anticipated.
SECTION FOPS: THE E'XISr' INr. TANTATTV ' ?41TUAL FIRE AID PPOf' l:A r
Subiect to the approval of the resp-ctive corporate ait`;, 'ties,
a tc-ntative"Mutual Fire V, Prograca" conforming to the prrv'sions
of the Section 'Thz•ee ebov3, h,as been agreed to by trio Chiefs of the
Fire Departments of the Cities or Villabes of Mt. Prospect, Elk
Grove Village, Arlington Heights, Ro111nE Meadows, Palatine and
Hoffrian Estates. This tentative Mutual Fire Aid Program is set forth
it a chart on file in the office of the Clerk of thi: Village and
is subject to change or abrogation b;; action of the Ohief of ;he
Fire Dc-partment pursuant to Section 9'1)ree thereof. Unless and until
so changed or abrogated, the tentative Mutual Fire Aid Program as
set forth in said chart is ratified as a binding agreeemant
between this Vtila,c. arca all other mun_rioalities who zhall ha.e
auopto,i said program and shall. have assum d the oblilattens therebJ .,
imposed unon them.
SECTION FIVE: TY_E OeLI ,A'i ICN c A' "',IE VILLAGE i,DER THE MOTUAL
t - A O ,APS? The Villap;e shall furnish fire fighting equipment and personnel
for use outside its bo-:ndaries, ae provided in the tentative TT-tual
Fire Aid Program referrFd to in Sect'on Four or in any Vut al Fire
Aid ProL.ram agreed to as provided in Section Three, to an,,F munici-
oality that has agreed to conform to said Program and has ascL[red
the obligations imposed upon ?t t-ereb)y,
SECT ^F SIX : Notice of the passage of this ordinenc_ shall be
-` en to all municipalities name' in the tentative jr;-,ltual _Fire Aid
Prof, -ran raferrcd to in Section Four above.
SECTION SEVEN: This ordinance shall be n full fcir.e and effect from
and after its passage and approval in the mAnner p-cvided laT•:.
AYES: Trustees Dillon, Keith, Pahl, Smith, Young, Zettek.
NAYS: None.
PASSED AND APP-OVED THIS 4th day cf April, 1963.
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V1,1P ,e President
ATTEST:
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(f) *Aiding Municipality" : A municipality fishing fire
equipment to a stricken municipality, or to another
aiding municipality.
SECTION THREE: AGREEMENT TO EFFECTUATE THE MUTUAL FIRE AID PROGRAM
The President of the VillLge of Elk Grove Village is authorized
on bs+half of this Village, to enter into and from time to time to
alter and amend with the consent of the Village Board an agree-
ment with any or all of the municipalities in the mutual aid
area defining and putting into effect a Mutual Fire Aid Program
providing generally " follows:
(A) In the event that, in the judgment of the officer in charge
of the fire department of a stricken municipality, the avail-
able fire fighting equipment of that municipality is inade-
quate effectively to cope with a fire or other disaster
therein, said officer may call on a neighboring p c ticipating
municipality to furnish fire fighting equipment and personnel
(to the extent specified in the agreement) to the stricken
municipality, for use, either (1) in combating the fire or
other casualty or (2) as a standby reserve to meet other
calls that may occur before the local fire fighting equipment
is free to take care of them.
(B)Eaah aiding munioipality furnishing fire fighting equipment
to a stricken municipality shall have the right to call on
another participating municipality for fire fighting equip-
ment and personnel (to the extent specified in the agreement)
as a standby reserve to take the place, in part, of the
equipment furnished to the stricken municipality until
such equipment shall be returned.
(C) on receipt of a oall under paragraph (A) or (B) above, the
aiding municipality called upon shall (to the extent provided
1* the agreement) furnish the equipment and personnel called
for by the stricken municipality, or by the first aiding
municipality; except that each aiding municipality may always
be permitted to retain sufficient fire fighting equipment and