Title
Dept/ Agency: Fire
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Mutual Aid Agreement
Purpose: Participate in Fire Mutual Aid Agreement between Essex County Municipalities
Entity Name: City of Newark Fire Department
Entity Address: 1010 18th Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07106
Contract Amount: $ N/A
Contract Period: N/A
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Fire Service Resource Emergency Deployment Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14E-11, et seq., and the regulations promulgated thereunder, including but not limited to N.J.A.C. 5:75A-2.2, municipalities in the State of New Jersey must prepare and adopt a fire mutual aid plan (hereinafter referred to as the "Fire Mutual Aid Plan"); and
WHEREAS, the Fire Mutual Aid Plan must set forth policies and procedures to coordinate the effective utilization of fire service resources where the implementation of the Fire Mutual Aid Plan is determined to be necessary or appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Mutual Aid Plan must be based upon the planning criteria, objectives, requirements, responsibilities and concepts of operation essential for the implementation of all necessary and appropriate protective or remedial measures to be taken in response to emergency incidents; and
WHEREAS, the Essex County Fire Coordinator, Essex County Office of Emergency Management, in conjunction with the Essex County Fire Chiefs Association, has developed a "Fire Mutual Aid Agreement between Participating Essex County Municipalities" (hereinafter referred to as the "Fire Mutual Aid Agreement"), a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Newark Fire ...
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