AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE REGIONAL INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATIVE FIRE, RESCUE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS RESPONSE THROUGH AUTOMATIC AID AND CLOSEST UNIT RESPONSE BETWEEN THE CITY OF COCONUT CREEK FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT, BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, BROWARD COUNTY, AND ALL REGIONAL CONSOLIDATED DISPATCH PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITIES.
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BACKGROUND:
Coconut Creek Fire Rescue wishes to participate in the Regional Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Fire, Rescue, Emergency Medical Services, and Special Operations Response through Automatic Aid and Closest Unit Response. Under the agreement, Coconut Creek Fire Rescue units will provide automatic aid and closest unit response to surrounding municipalities. The responding municipalities will respond in kind to the City of Coconut Creek.
DISCUSSION:
In 2002, the Broward County residents voted by charter amendment to provide for the establishment and funding of communications infrastructure for fire and emergency medical services to facilitate closest unit response for life-threatening emergencies and support for regional specialty teams.
The closest unit response initiative allows for Broward County Regional 911 Communication Centers and other regional public safety answering points to identify the exact location of Broward County Fire Rescue Vehicles, utilizing Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technology and state-of-the-art mapping systems. By installing GPS and broadband capable mobile data terminals in each fire rescue frontline emergency vehicle coupled with 911 dispatch and mobile mapping software, vehicles will be able to respond to incidents more quickly.
Given the need for Fire Rescue Departments to establish communication interoperability and decrease lifesaving response times throughout Broward County, this initiative is consistent with the Fire Rescue Council and Broward County Commissioner’s goals of providing multi-agency interoperability and closest unit response capability for all fire rescue agencies within Broward County.
By and through this agreement, the parties intend to provide for automatic aid via closest unit response for life-threatening emergencies as defined herein as Exhibit 1, and as part of the normal day-to-day operations of all of the parties while not providing such aid to subsidize normal day-to-day operations.
The stated purpose and intent of this agreement is for the parties to cooperate with each other on a basis of mutual advantage and thereby to provide services and facilities that will harmonize geographic, economic, population, and other factors influencing the needs and development of local communities.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of this resolution.
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A