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Item #7 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF January 18,2005 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Tom Hendrix, Fire Chief SUBJECT: Consider Re -Approval of the State Office of Emergency Services (OES) Fire Engine Agreement. DATE: January 10, 2005 BACKGROUND: The State Office of Emergency Services (OES) maintains a fleet of 100 fire engines as a state resource to combat major fires and assist in other types of disasters such as earthquakes. The engines are assigned to various local government fire departments throughout the State and are staffed with local government firefighters. When OES engines are assigned to an incident, they respond as a strike team comprised of five engines. On June 28, 2001, the City Council approved an Agreement with the State to assign an OES engine to Colton; the Agreement is now due for re -approval. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: The Agreement allows the Fire Department to utilize the OES engine as a reserve unit when our first line apparatus is out of service for repairs. It also allows the engine to be used on second alarm and greater fires and on major disasters when our existing engines are committed to numerous incidents. In return for the use of the OES engine, Colton Fire Department will provide staffing for the engine when it responds to mutual aid incidents. Staffing costs related to mutual aid responses to forest agencies or declared disasters will be reimbursed by the State, as is the current practice with existing mutual aid polices. The Agreement also calls for the City to provide routine maintenance of the unit; however, if repairs are necessary, the City will pay for the first $50.00 and the State will pay for the remainder. The new Agreement is essentially the same as the agreement approved by the City Council in 2001, with the following revisions: 1 . Expiration Date- the new agreement does not have an expiration date and will now remain open-ended. 2. The insurance requirement costs have been increased. 3. Training requirements have been updated and revised. 4. Information regarding the Agreement for Use of Radio Equipment has been merged into the body of the document.