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Home My WebLink About980855.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE MUTUAL AID AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN - PLATTE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with an Agreement to Provide Mutual Aid between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Weld County Ambulance Service, and the Platte Valley Medical Center Emergency Medical Service, with terms and conditions being as stated in said agreement, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Agreement to Provide Mutual Aid between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Weld County Ambulance Service, and the Platte Valley Medical Center Emergency Medical Service be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said agreement. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 18th day of May, A.D., 1998. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WE COUNTY, COLORADO ATTEST: (Ng.� '� A/�NN� � /cc G Constance L. Harbert, Chair Weld County CI: �'i'-l' ��" eP W. H. ster, Pro-Tem Deputy Clerk to � R � ` t eorge E. Baxter V) �J ROV AS TO FOR psi i Q"" /J Dal H� my A orney , j i Barbara J. Kirkmeyer 980855 EM0007 AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE MUTUAL AID THIS AGREEMENT entered into by and between the Board of County Commissioners for the County of Weld, State of Colorado, on behalf of the Weld County Ambulance Service ("WCAS"), located at 1121 M Street, Greeley, Colorado 80631, and Platte Valley Medical Center Emergency Medical Service ("PVMC-EMS"), located at 1850 Egbert Street, Brighton, Colorado 80601. (Hereinafter referred to jointly as "agencies," or may be individually referred to as "agency"). WHEREAS, the agencies named above are authorized by Colorado statute to enter into agreements; WHEREAS, the agencies maintain paid or volunteer emergency medical services together with personnel and equipment for such purposes. WHEREAS, The agencies agree that it is to their mutual benefit to assist each other in appropriate circumstances, and they wish to reduce their agreement to writing. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein set forth, the agencies agree as follows: 1. Recitals. The above set forth recitals are incorporated herein by reference. 2. Definitions. 2.1 Answering agency means the agency responding to a request within the boundaries of another agency. 2.2 Requesting agency means the agency requesting aid of an answering agency under this Agreement. 2.3. Director means the person responsible for the ambulance service at the respective agencies, or his or her designated representative or successor. 2.4. EMT-in-Charge means the Emergency Medical Technician("EMT") or other individual in charge of the personnel and facilities of the respective agencies at the scene of the response. 2.5. Designated Area in Weld County means the following boundaries in Weld County: Weld County/Adams County line north on U.S. Highway I-25 to a line coinciding with Weld County Road #6, then East on the line coinciding with Weld County Road 6 to the Weld County/Morgan County line, then South on the Weld County/Morgan County line 1 980 8S3 to the Adams County line. (See map attached to and incorporated herein as Exhibit A). 3. Mutual Assistance and Aid. 3.1. Agreement for Mutual Assistance. Each agency agrees to respond to requests for assistance within the jurisdictional boundaries of the other agency upon request of the director of the requesting agency, if such request is at all times consistent with the safety and protection of the citizens and property of the answering agency, in the sole judgment of the director of the answering agency. Such response shall be without charge to the requesting agency. 3.2. Level of Response and Control. The director of the answering agency shall have complete discretion to determine whether or not to respond, and to select the personnel and equipment to answer the call. The equipment and employees of the answering agency shall at all times be under the supervision and control of the director of the answering agency. 4. Request for Aid or Mutual Notification 4.1. Form of Request for Aid. Any request for aid hereunder shall include a statement of the amount and type of equipment and personnel requested, and shall specify the location to which the equipment and personnel are to be dispatched. In the event emergency medical services are requested in the designated area in Weld County, the notification will be as follows: 4.2. Dispatch of WCAS. The Weld County Regional Communications Center will .< dispatch WCAS to all pre-hospital medical and trauma calls in the designated area in Weld County. 4.3. Advisement of Platte Valley Medical Center Emergency Medical Service Dispatch Center(ADCOM). The Weld County Regional Communications Center shall advise the Platte Valley Medical Center Emergency Medical Service Dispatch Center(ADCOM) of all pre- hospital emergency medical and trauma calls occurring within the designated area in Weld County. 4.4. Advisement from PVMC-EMS. If PVMC-EMS units do respond, it shall be PVMC-EMS's responsibility to advise the Weld County Regional Communication Center of the following information: a. The total number of PVMC-EMS units responding and their identifying numbers (e.g. "PVMC-EMS Unit#3 is responding.") b. The total number and levels of certification of the personnel responding (e.g., "One EMT and one paramedic on board.") c. Estimated time of arrival to the scene. 2 5. Protocol for Mutual Aid. 5.1. First Responders. If a first responder is on the scene before either agency, said first responder shall follow its own protocols to stabilize the patient and prepare for transport, and shall relinquish control to the EMT-in-Charge of the requesting agency or agencies on the scene. Said first responder shall then offer assistance, and shall depart the scene if assistance is not required. 5.2. PVMC-EMS First on Scene. If PVMC-EMS units arrive on scene prior to WCAS units, they are to assess and triage the scene, initiate any necessary treatment, and relay this information to the responding WCAS units. It shall be at the discretion of the WCAS units as to whether or not they continue their response if a cancellation is suggested by PVMC-EMS units. It shall be PVMC-EMS's responsibility to remain on scene until released by the WCAS units. 5.3. Protocol When Both Agencies are on the Scene. The EMT-in-Charge of the answering agency shall report to the EMT-in-Charge of the requesting agency at the location to which the answering agency was dispatched, and shall coordinate all activities with that official. The resources or facilities that are assigned pursuant to this Agreement shall be under the immediate supervision of the EMT-in-charge of the answering agency. 5.4 Protocol When Only Answering Agency is on the Scene. If only personnel and equipment of the answering agency are on the scene to which they were dispatched, the answering agency will follow its own treatment protocols and procedures, and will determine the appropriate destination based on its own protocols and procedures. The answering agency may, but shall not be obligated to, contact the requesting agency's medical base for additional instructions and a destination site. 5.5. Release. The answering agency will be released by the requesting agency when the services of the answering agency are no longer required or when the answering agency is needed to provide emergency medical care or other emergency public services in its normal service jurisdiction. 6. Additional Provisions. 6.1. Standard of Care. Each agency agrees that its equipment, and the actions, methods and practices of its personnel shall conform to the applicable requirements of Colorado law and to acceptable methods and practices of emergency response services. 6.2. Insurance. At all times that the personnel and equipment of an answering agency are dispatched pursuant hereto, the said personnel and equipment of the answering agency shall be subject only to the liability, worker's compensation, and other insurance of the answering agency. 3 9 ��J 6.3. Privileges and Immunities. The equipment and personnel of each of the agencies while engaged in performing any mutual aid service, activity or undertaking under this Agreement shall have and retain all rights, privileges and immunity of and be deemed to be engaged in the service and employment of such agency, notwithstanding that such mutual aid service is being performed in the jurisdiction of or for the other agency. 6.4. Waiver of Claims. Each agency waives all claims against the other agency for compensation for any loss of or damage to equipment and for any loss, damage, personal injury or death sustained by its personnel, which occur as a consequence of the performance of this Agreement. 6.5. Effective Period. This Agreement shall become effective upon the approval and signature by the last to sign of the authorized representatives of the agencies hereto and shall continue until such time as either agency gives 60 days advance written notice to the other agency of its intention to terminate this Agreement. 6.6. Supplementation. This Agreement may be supplemented with various exhibits to be alphabetically designated in chronological order of adoption and signed by the respective agencies. These exhibits may set forth specific areas of first response, additional protocols, and other communications and procedural matters. 6.7. Employment Relationship. This Agreement does not create an employment relationship between the agencies. Each agency agrees that its personnel do not become employees of the other agency as a result of this Agreement. Each agency's equipment and personnel shall remain the responsibility of that agency even when responding to a request under this Agreement. Each agency's personnel do not become entitled to any employee's benefits provided by the other agency as a result of this Agreement. 6.8. Complete Agreement. This Agreement shall supersede and replace any and all agreements, contracts and written or oral understandings in existence prior to the execution of this Agreement. 6.9. Modification. This Agreement may be modified only in a writing signed by the authorized representatives of the parties to this Agreement. 6.10. No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create a cause of action or civil liability remedy in any person not a party to this Agreement. This Agreement exists for the sole benefit of the parties to the Agreement. The Agreement shall not be construed to create a duty by either party to any third party where no such duty otherwise existed. 4 9� S IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the duly authorized representatives of the respective agencies hereto have signed on the dates indicated below. 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