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RESOLUTION NO. ~ rJ O
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF CANTON AND ASTORIA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, BUCKHEART TOWNSHIP
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, CANTON COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, CUBA
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, FAIRVIEW FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, FIATT FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT, IPAVA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, LEWISTOWN FIRE PRO-
TECTION DISTRICT, LONDON MILLS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, TABLE GROVE FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT AND VERMONT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.
t,'HEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City of Canton, Illinois
that a certain mutual aid agreement between the City of Canton and Astoria
Fire Protection District, Buckheart Township Fire Protection District,
Canton Community Fire Protection District, Cuba Fire Protection District,
Fairview Fire Protection District, Fiatt Fire Protection District, Ipava
Fire Protection District, Lewistown Fire Protection District, London Mills
Fire Protection District, Table Grove Fire Protection District and Vermont
Fire Protection District, a copy of which is attached hereto and a made a
part hereof and designated as Exhibit A,be entered into; and
~+THEREAS, Chapter 24, Section 11-6-1 of the Illinois Revised Statutes,
as amended, provides, in part, that the corporate authorities of any
municipality may enter into contracts or agreements with other municipalities
and fire protection districts for mutual aid consisting of furnishing equip-
went and manpower from and to such other municipalities and fire protection
districts; and
WHEREAS, the corporate authorities, after due investigation and con-
sideration have determined that entering into the mutual aid agreement in the
form of Exhibit A hereto will serve the public good and benefit the City of
Canton;
NOtd, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CANTO::, ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the Mayor and City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois
hereby find as facts all of the recitals in the preamble of this resolution,
as well as the preambles contained in the mutual aid agreement in the form
of Exhibit A hereto.
2. That the Mayor is authorized and directed to execute, and the
Clerk is directed to attest the mutual aid agreement, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof.
3. That this Resolution is adopted pursuant to the provisions set
forth in Chapter 24 of the Illinois Revised Statutes, 1977, Section 11-6-1.
4. That this resolution ,shall be in full force and effect upon its
passage by the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois and approval
by the Mayor thereof.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois and
APPROVED by the Mayor thereof this c~y ~~ day of Su -J ~ , 1978.
APPROVED : --~1~~~~a~,~`1AYOR
HARLAN E. CROUCH
ATTEST: _~d~~~~ CITY CLERK
NAN S. WHITES
MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
ao~r/
THIS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT made and entered into on the
day of ~ l'~t 1~1 t , 19 7 ~ by and between all of undersigned parties
hereto, being the Trustees of Fire Protection Districts, a municipal corpora-
tion, or being the Mayors, and Clerks of Cities having Fire Departments, or
being the President and Village Clerks of Villages having Boards of Trustees
who operate Fire Departments, each does hereby agree, one with the other, and
all of the parties, each with the other, to the following terms, conditions
and convenants,
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, in cases of emergency, firemanship training or a fire preven-
tion program arising within the territories of the respective parties hereto
in which instances either party may require additional equipment and/or per-
sonnel.
LANGUAGE:
Any department requesting aid shall, for convenience, be hereinafter
referred to as the calling department.
Any department of whom aid is requested shall, for convenience, be
hereinafter referred to as the responding department.
The fire chief or his duly authorized commanding officer in charge
shall, for convenience, be hereinafter referred to as chief.
AGREEMENT:
1. Upon request by the chief of a member department to the chief of
any other member department, equipment and personnel of the responding de-
partment will be dispatched to any point within the firefighting jurisdic-
tion of the calling department as designated by the chief of the calling
department.
2. Any dispatch of equipment and personnel persuant to this agreement
is subject to the following conditions:
(a) Any request for aid hereunder shall include a statement of the
amount and type of equipment and number of personnel requested, and shall
specify the location to which the equipment and personnel are to dispatched,
but the amount and type of equipment and number of personnel to be furnished
shall be determined by the chief of the responding department.
(b) The responding department shall report to the chief of the
calling department at the location to which the equipment is dispatched and
shall be subject to the orders of the official.
(c) The responding department shall be released by the calling
department when the services of the responding department are no longer requir-
ed or when the responding department is needed within the area for which it
normally provides fire protection.
(d) In the event of a crash of aircraft owned and operated by the
United States Government, Military Aircrafts or any Foreign Nation within the
area, the chief of the 182nd Tactical Air Support Group Fire Department may
assume full command upon his arrival at the scene of the crash.
(e) In the event of a crash of any commercial or private aircraft
within the area, the chief of the Greater Peoria Airport Authority Fire Depart-
ment may assume full command upon his arrival at the scene of the crash.
3. All of the above conditions shall apply equally to equipment and
personnel dispatched for purposes of standby or move up.
4. Each party waives all claims against every other party for compen-
sation for any loss damage, personal injury, or death occurring as a consequence
of the performance of this agreement.
S. No party shall be reimbursed by any other party for any costs
incurred pursuant to this agreement.
6. All equipment used by the responding department in carrying out this
agreement, will, at the time of action hereunder, be owned by it; and all
personnel acting for the responding department under this agreement will, at
the time of such action, be an employee or volunteer member of the responding
department.
CITY OF CA'~TON, a muni~c al corporation
~ LAN E. CROUCH, riAYOR
ATTEST: ~•
NA~tCY S . Wf ES , C ITY CLERK
ASTORIA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LEWISTOWN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BY: BY:
Trustees Trustees
BUCKHEART TOWNSHIP FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LONDON MILLS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BY: BY:
Trustees Trustees
CANTON COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TABLE GROVE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BY: BY:
Trustees Trustees
CUBA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT VERMONT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BY: BY:
Trustees Trustees
FAIRVIEW FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BY:
Trustees
FIATT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BY:
Trustees
IPAVA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BY:
Trustees