HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 2-64 - 1/23/1964 - MUTUAL AID AGRMT/WOOD DALERESOLUTION NO. 2-64
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT TO SIGN A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
OF WOOD DALE
NOW, THEREFOREp BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees
of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, State of
Illinois:
Section 1 - That the Village President be and is hereby authorized to
sign the attached documents marked Exhibit 1
, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof
as if fully set forth and the Village Clerk is authorized to attest said
documents upon the signature of the Village President.
Section 2 - That this resolution shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and approval according to law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 2 rddav of January , *ffb 1964
James R. Gibson
President
Attest:
Eleanor G. Turner
Village Clerk
MUTUAL AID AGREErtEDTT
These Articles of Agreement, made and entered into oh the 23rd
day of Jan na ter, A.D. 1964, by and between the Elk Grove Village
Fire Department, ere for convenience called the first party, and the
Wood Dale Fire Department, hereinafter for convenience called the second party,
Witneegeth:
149ERRA8, in eases of emergency arising within the territories of the
respective parties hereto in which instances either party may require additional
equipment and personnel beyond that which it is able to furnish from its own
tesourdes in combating such emergency; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto recognize that the aforesad emergency is likely
to ¢rise and wish to provide a system of mutual aid and assistance in meeting such
a situation!
Thereforey it is mutually agreed between the parties akoresaid that either
party hereto will furnish to the othek party all available equipement and personnel
at the site of the fire or other disaster under the following conditions:
1. The first party in case of emergency in its territary shall request such
aid and assistance by call to the Fire Chief of the second party or in the event
of not being able to reach the said Fire Chief by call, then by call to the
Assistant Chief, or in the absence of the latter, then by call in proper rotation
to those persons as listed upon a list to be furnished by the second party to the
Fire Chief of the first party. Such request for aid and assurance shall be made
by the Fire Chief, Assistant Chief, or by any Trustee of the First Party.
2. The Second Party in case of emergency in its territory shall request such
aid and assistance from the first party by call through the same system or manner
as is provided hereinabove in the immediately preceding paragraph.
3. Either party hereto in its discretion shall have an absolute right to
refuse to furnish any equipment or personnel to the other party consistent with
the primary responsibility of providing fire protection within its own territory,
or to furnish such equipment and personnel as it chooses. Such discretion shall
be exercised by the Fire Chief, or in the absence of the latter or being unavailable
by call, then by such person as is reached by call through the use of the list as
provided in the paragraph numbered 1. herein.
4. Equipment and personnel at the site of the fire or disaster shall be under
the sole control and direction of the proper representative of the party hereto
furnishing such equipment and personnel and said proper representative shall have
an absolute discretionary right to remove such equipment and personnel from the
site aforesaid at any such time as he shall decide to do so.
5. Each of the parties if called for assistance outside of their District,
shall in the event that they connect any hoses to any fire plugs within any
municipality which shall fall within the District agree that they shall immediately
notify the municipal authorities of such action as of the time that they proceed
with the drawing of water.
&XHIBIT 1.
6. Each of the said parties shall furnish to the other party a complete
map showing the location of all public roads and all buildings within the limits
of its territory.
These articles may be terminated by either party giving written notice to the
other party of its termination upon a date not less than thirty (30) days from the
date of the giving of such written notice.
Each party hereto waives to the other party any and all claims against the
other party for compensation for any loss, damage, personal injury or death that
shall arise in consequence of the performance of these Articles of Agreement.
Neither party under any circumstances shall be held liable for any loss or damage
by reason of its failure to effectively combat any disaster in the territory of the
other party.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the respective parties have executed these Articles of
Agreement on the day and year first written herein.
By
Trustees
By
Trustees
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