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REPORT
GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE MEETING
Meeting: File#
Date: APRIL 3, 1995 Res. #(_±)A
By-Law#
Report#: FD_-6_-q5_ File#: -Ij(1-12-6—
Subject: FIRE SERVICE AGREEMENT
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1.) THAT Report FD-6-95 be received;
2.) THAT Council authorize Clarington Fire Department to enter into a Mutual Aid
Agreement with the Township of Hope;
3.) THAT a by-law be passed authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute such
agreement; and
4.) THAT the Township of Hope be advised of Council's decision.
1. BACKGROUND
1.1 On March 22, 1995 the Fire Chief's Office received a request from the Township
of Hope Fire Department to enter into a Fire Service Agreement. (Copy attached).
1.2 On several occasions annually, we are called upon to respond to calls for fires or
rescues on Highway 401 near the Hope/Clarington border line. On many of these
occasions the accident or fire may be on the Hope Township side of the border
and we are required, as the first arriving department, to provide assistance. Once
the Hope Township Fire Department arrives we turn the scene over to them.
1.3 They also, on occasion, may find themselves on the Clarington side of the border
providing a like service.
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2 -1.4 In order to protect both municipalities, staff would recommend that a formal
agreement be put in place to provide this assistance. It is believed that both
municipalities would benefit from such an agreement and the residents would be
well served.
1.5 The Ontario Fire Marshal recommends that agreements be put in place to protect
municipalities when entering into a neighbouring community. This would be
similar to the Mutual Aid Agreement that exists throughout the Durham Region.
2. RECOMMENDATIONS
2.1 It is respectfully recommended that Report FD-6-95 be received; and
2.2 THAT a formal agreement be entered into with Hope Township to provide a
beneficial service to both municipalities.
Respectfully submitted Reviewed by
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Mich el G. Creighton, CT(A), CMM1 W. H. Stockwell,
Fire Chief. Chief Administrative Officer
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March 27, 1995
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Emergency: (905) 753-2213
JO UNSHIP OF HDPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
1 1 - P.O.BOX 85 5325 COUNTY ROAD No.10 PORT HOPE,ONTARIO L1A 3V9
March 17, 1995
Chief Michael Creighton
Clarington Fire Department
40 Temperance Street
BOWMANVILLE, Ontario L1C 3A6
Dear Chief Creighton:
Re: Fire Service Agreement
The Officers of the Hope Township Fire Department are currently reviewing all of
our external fire agreements, and in particular our mutual aid running cards.
It has been recommended by the Officers to our Municipal Services Committee that
it may be beneficial to revise our mutual aid running card within the Northumberland
County Mutual Aid Society to include your Department as our second or third call for
assistance. It has been recommended by the Officers that a reciprocal agreement
should be executed between our respective Department's whereby similar equipment
and personnel could be exchanged when additional resources are required. It is
proposed that this Agreement would extend between our two Halls in the southern
limits of our Municipalities (Station #1 - Welcome & Station #2 - Newcastle) and the
two Halls in the northern limits (Station #2 - Garden Hill & Station #3 - Orono).
I have attached a brief listing of our Department's staffing and apparatus for your
review and consideration.
The second agreement that we believe may be necessary to consider is an
understanding that when we cross our common Municipal Boundary in response to
an alarm, that we can initiate fire or rescue procedures pending the arrival of the
host Department. With the advent of cellular phones, we are finding it more and
more frequent to be dispatched in error into your Municipality along the Highway
#401 corridor, as an example. While there have been no difficulties encountered to
date, we believe that it may be appropriate to have an Agreement in place which
protects both of our Departments if and when such a scenario arises.
If you believe that there is merit in pursuing these ventures, please contact our
Office to arrange a suitable meeting date.
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Yours truly,
Ed Coull,
Fire Chief
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HOPE TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT
Station #1 (Welcome)
District Chief Andrew McNeely Fire Hall: (905) 753-2241
Residence: (905) 753-2564
Personnel: 17 Part-time (Volunteer) Firefighters
Apparatus:
1991 4000 L/Min Pumper c/w 3640 L Water Tank
1985 3000 L/Min Pumper/Tanker c/w 6820 L Water Tank
1972 6820 L Tanker
1988 Rescue Unit
Specialty Equipment:
11 SCBA with 14 Reserve Bottles
4 Tanks - Mobile Cascade Air System
Heavy Hydraulic Auto Extrication Equipment (power unit; cutter/spreader; ram)
2 Cell 4 Ton Low Pressure Air Bag System
320 L Med-Exp. AFFF/ATC Foam
2 Aluminized Proximity Suits
Station #2 (Garden Hill)
District Chief Jim Wheeler Fire Hall: (905) 797-1084
Residence: (905) 797-2041
Personnel: 17 Part-Time (Volunteer) Firefighters
Apparatus:
1994 4000 L/Min Pumper c/w 4500 L Water Tank
1976 3000 L/Min Pumper/Tanker c/w 8200 L Water Tank
1976 Rescue Unit
1974 Forestry Unit (4 x 4) c/w 1360 L Water Tank & 1140 L/Min Forestry Pump
Specialty Equipment:
9 SCBA with 10 Reserve Bottles
Basic Auto Extrication Equipment c/w Air Chisel & Power Saw
160 L Med-Exp. AFFF Foam
305 metres 38 mm Forestry Hose