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COUNTIES OF TARRANT §
AND DENTON CITY SECRETARY
CONTRACT NO _-
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
THIS INTERLOCAL(INTERGOVERNMENTAL)Agreement("Contract") is entered into by
and between the Governmental Entities shown below as"Contracting Parties,"pursuant to
the authority granted and in compliance with the provisions of the Texas Government
Code, Chapter 791, the "Interlocal Cooperation Act."
I. Contracting Parties:
Agency: City of Fort Worth Fire Department
Coordinating Agency: City Manager's Office City of Fort Worth
Contact Person:Libby Watson, Assistant City Manager, Jim Tidwell,
Fire Chief
Agency: City of Denton Fire Department
Coordinating Agency: City Manager's Office, City of Denton
Contact Persons: Jon Fortune, Assistant City Manager,_ Ross
Chadwick Fire Chief
II. Services to be performed:
As listed in Attachment A. Service areas may be modified, as operational
necessities require, by mutual written consent of the parties' Fire Chiefs with
approval of the City Managers.
Ill. Contract Amount:
Denton and Fort Worth agree to reimburse each other for actual costs, other
than ordinary operational costs, incurred by each other in the performance of
this agreement. Reimbursement shall be made on an incident-by-incident
basis.
IV. Attachments:
Attachment A W Services to be performed Attachment B
Operational Provisions
V. Term of Contract:
The term of this contract shall be for one year beginning upon approval by
both parties and renewing automatically for additional one-year periods.
Provided, however, that it may be terminated on sixty days notice in writing
by either party.
VI. Liability
Any civil liability shall be determined pursuant to the terms of Texas
Government Code 791.006.
VII. Independent Contractor:
Each Party shall operate under this Contract as an independent
contractor, and not as an agent, representative, servant or employee of
the other. Subject to the terms of this Contract, each Party shall have the
right to control the details of its performance hereunder.
VIII. Parties' Addresses:
Unless otherwise provided herein, all notices required or permitted by this
Contract shall be made to the following addresses:
City of Fort Worth
City Manager's Office
Attn: Libby Watson, Assistant City Manager
1000 Throckmorton St.
Ft. Worth, Texas 76102
City of Denton
City Manager's Office
Attn. Michael A. Conduff, City Manager
215 E. McKinney St.
Denton, TX 76201
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ATTACHMENT "A"
To Fort Worth-Denton Interlocal Agreement for Fire Mutual Aid
I. AUTOMATIC AID RESPONSE:
Explanatory note: Upon receipt of the report of an incident requiring response in their
own respective cities, the Fort Worth and Denton fire departments will normally
dispatch a one-alarm assignment to the reported location. For purposes of this
agreement, automatic aid in the amount of resources described will be dispatched by
one city into the other city's jurisdictional limits or ETJ, if the incident is reported in any
of the geographical areas listed below. Service areas may be modified, as operational
necessities require, by mutual written consent of the parties' Fire Chiefs with approval
of the City Managers.
A. The Denton Fire Department will dispatch one (1) engine company and one (1) truck
company to the specified areas in Fort Worth listed below:
1. The Texas Motor Speedway complex
2. The Alliance Airport
3. Northwest Independent School District Complex
4. All high-rise hotels and apartments in the northern corridor north of SH 170
5. Mapsco quadrants:
O 642F, K, L, M, P, Q, R, U, V
® 643E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, U
. 713, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, Q, R, U
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B. The Fort Worth Fire Department will dispatch one (1) engine company to any of the
areas in Denton listed below:
1. Mapsco quadrants:
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® 246 bottom left quadrant
Y 345
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® The Robson addition just west of quadrant 445.
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11, Mutual Aid Response
Fort Worth:
Upon receipt of request and notification of the third alarm from Denton, Fort Worth will
dispatch a one-alarm assignment, up to the following: 1 truck, 3 engines and a Battalion
Chief. Hazmat response per FWFD SOP S6601 R3 and Technical Rescue response per
FWFD SOP S6402 will be activated upon notice and request from Denton that a hazardous
material or technical rescue situation exceeds Denton's response capability and presents a
significant threat to life-safety and property. EMS service will be furnished per the
applicable FWFD SOP's and MEDSTAR protocols upon request of Denton. In addition,
Fort Worth, upon notification and request, will dispatch up to a Task Force unit consisting
of 2 Engines, 2 Brush Trucks and the Battalion Chief to a brush fire alarm scene per
Exhibit "A-1," the Service Area Map. All such responses are subject to availability of
personnel and equipment_
Denton:
Upon request and notification of a fourth alarm by Fort Worth, Denton will dispatch a
one-alarm assignment including 3 Engines, 1 Truck and a Battalion Chief into Fort
Worth. Ambulance service will be furnished as requested. In addition, Denton, upon
receipt of Fort Worth's request, will dispatch a strike team response of 3 brush trucks
and a battalion chief to the scene of any grass or brush fire. All such responses are
subject to availability of personnel and equipment.
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ATTACHMENT "B"
To the Fort Worth-Denton Interlocal Agreement for Fire Mutual Aid
Operating Provisions
I. Any dispatch of equipment and personnel pursuant 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 that are needed, but the
amount and type of equipment and number of personnel to be furnished
shall be determined by a representative of the responding city.
B. Personnel from the Fire Department of the responding city shall report to
the officer in charge of the requesting city at the location to which the
equipment is dispatched and shall be subject to the orders of that official.
C. Personnel from the Fire Department of the responding city shall be
released by the officer in charge from the requesting city when the
services of the responding city is needed within the area for which it
normally provides fire protection.
II. All equipment used by the responding Fire Department is carrying out this
Agreement will, at the time of action hereunder, be owned by it.
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