2022 Regional Automatic Aid Agreement

City of Chandler — Study Session (2022-12-05)

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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR
THE REGIONAL METROPOLITAN PHOENIX
FIRE SERVICE AUTOMATIC AID
This Intergovernmental Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into by and
between the Cities, Towns, Fire Districts, and governmental jurisdictions (hereinafter
collectively referred to either as “Participants,” or “Parties,” and sometimes referred to
individually as “Participant” or “Party”), to provide for automatic assistance for fires and
other types of emergency incidents as described under the terms of this Agreement (the
“Automatic Aid System”). The initial Participants are listed in Attachment A to this
Agreement, which Attachment shall be amended upon the addition of new members as
set forth herein.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, agreements for automatic assistance in fire protection and response to other
emergencies have existed between specific municipalities and governmental
jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the Automatic Aid System has been in existence since 1976 to provide the
highest levels of service in conjunction with the most effective use of local fire
department/district resources working collaboratively through intergovernmental
cooperation; and
WHEREAS, the Participants in the Automatic Aid System seek to provide the most
efficient, safe, and effective fire-rescue-emergency medical services to their respective
communities; and
WHEREAS, the safety of the employees of each Participant is paramount; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement shall encourage the development of cooperative procedures
and protocols, including, but not limited to, the possibility of joint purchasing, coordination
of communications, training, health and safety, fire prevention, public education, fire
investigations and other activities that will enhance each Participant’s ability to fulfill its
mission; and
WHEREAS, the Participants are committed to demonstrate public equity through
reasonable commitment and distribution of resources within their jurisdictions to ensure
that no Participant unfairly benefits at the expense of other Participants and that
jurisdictional equity and autonomy is maintained; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Participants to continue and improve the nature and
coordination of emergency assistance to incidents that threaten loss of life or property
within the geographic boundaries of their respective jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, it is further the determination of each of the Participants that the decision to

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enter into this Agreement constitutes a fundamental governmental policy of the Parties
hereto and, by entering this Agreement each Participant has made the determination that
the policies and procedures set forth in this Agreement constitute the proper use of the
resources available with respect to the provision of governmental services and the
utilization of existing resources of each of the Parties hereto, including the use of
equipment and personnel; and

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Participants to initiate and/or renew their support for an
Automatic Aid System for fire department/district services.

AGREEMENT

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing introduction and recitals, which are
incorporated herein by reference, the following mutual covenants and conditions, and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1 - PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY

1.1
Purpose. All Parties to this Agreement agree that its purpose is to provide a highly
efficient, effective and mutually beneficial relationship among multiple regional
jurisdictions to provide for the overall public safety of the region through an
Automatic Aid System. This Agreement will continue to allow for an automatic
response of the closest, most appropriate fire department/district resources.

1.2
Authority. The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement is being entered into
pursuant to the Intergovernmental Agreement Statute, Section 11-952, Arizona
Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”)

1.3
Effect on Prior Agreements. The Parties further understand that this Agreement
supersedes any previous automatic aid agreements between any of the Parties
hereto.

ARTICLE 2–AUTOMATIC AID ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible to participate in the Automatic Aid System, a Participant shall meet the
standards and requirements set forth in this Article at all times during the Term of this
Agreement. Any Participant failing to meet these eligibility standards and requirements is
subject to removal from the Automatic Aid System as prescribed herein.

2.1
Allocation of Resources. It is agreed that the scope of this Agreement includes
automatic assistance in responding to fires, medical emergencies, hazardous
materials incidents, rescue and extrication situations and other types of emergency
incidents that are within the standard scope of services provided by fire
departments/districts in the Automatic Aid System.

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A.
Standard Automatic Dispatch. The Participants executing this Agreement
agree to dispatch their respective assigned fire department/district units on
an automatic basis. The Computer Aided Dispatch and Automatic Vehicle
Locator system will automatically determine the closest available, most
appropriate unit(s) regardless of jurisdictional boundaries. Each jurisdiction
agrees that such unit(s) will respond.

B.
Specialized Unit Dispatch. Participants agree the assignment of a
specialized unit to an incident relies on predefined response levels (as
predefined by Volume II Standard Operating Procedure Phoenix Fire
Department) to specific types of incidents, the closest specialized unit to the
call, and/or any special call for resources that may be made by an incident
commander and is not pre- programmed in the CAD system. This includes,
but is not limited to, hazardous materials support, technical rescue support,
loss control, rehab, command, utility, brush, and water tenders. Members
assigned to a specialized unit will be required to complete all initial training
and continuing education requirements of the specialty. The current
recognized regional Special Operations training program is the Phoenix Fire
Department Special Operations training program. The inclusion of other
recognized training programs will be approved by the Life Safety Council.

2.2
Standard Service Requirements. Participants in this Agreement agree to the
following standard service requirements as the primary response system
elements:

A.
Communications and Dispatch. All Participants must be part of the
Phoenix Fire Regional Dispatch System or the Mesa Fire Regional Dispatch
System. All Participants must also be a member of either the Phoenix
Regional Wireless Cooperative (“PRWC”) or the Topaz Regional Wireless
Cooperative (“TRWC”). Departments/Districts that enter the system that are
not members of PRWC or TRWC shall have an active plan to become
members within one (1) year of entry. For a Participant(s) that does not
meet this requirement, any Party can request a vote of the Central Life
Safety Response System Council for a determination as to whether the
Participant(s) not meeting this requirement will remain eligible for automatic
aid response, or if that Participant(s) will then default to a mutual aid
response. These Regional Dispatch Systems will use a Computer Aided
Dispatch (“CAD”) system that automatically selects the closest, most
appropriate Participants’ unit(s) for dispatch. The CAD system shall be a
centralized, totally integrated unit dispatch/status keeping system.

(1)
The CAD system will allow the most appropriate emergency
response unit closest to an emergency to be dispatched
automatically– regardless of the jurisdiction where the emergency
occurs or the jurisdictional affiliation of the response unit. The CAD
system utilizes Automatic Vehicle Location (“AVL”) equipment to

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discern the location of emergency response units and a
computerized Geographic Information System (“GIS”) to discern the
location of the emergency call. The AVL and GIS systems allow the
CAD system to match the closest response unit to the emergency
and recommend it for dispatch within the Automatic Aid System
boundaries. Each Automatic Aid System Participant shall ensure that
its respective emergency response apparatus and vehicles are
equipped with AVLs.

(2)
The Regional Dispatch System relies on a consistent and
preplanned system of communications. Communications support for
Participants includes a comprehensive radio system with multiple
tactical radio frequencies. Participants are required to provide for
their individual needs to ensure consistent, interoperable and safe
communications not only within their jurisdictional areas, but within
the entire Automatic Aid System.

(3)
If the Life Safety Council decides at any time that additional
communications infrastructure is necessary to meet the operational
requirements of the Automatic Aid System, each Participant will be
responsible for all costs, authorizations and/or agreements to
maintain interoperable communications within its jurisdictional
boundaries.

B.
Command Procedures. All Participants will use standard command
procedures. A standardized Incident Management System (“IMS”) provides
for efficient management of the emergency and for the safety of firefighters
through the use of standard terminology, reporting relationships, and
support structures. The IMS and associated standard operating procedures
adopted for use by all Automatic Aid Participants is the Phoenix Fire
Department’s Standard Operating Procedures in the Phoenix Volume II
Manual
(which
can
be
obtained
by
sending
an
e-mail
to
firechief.pfd@phoenix.gov), or the Mesa Fire and Medical Department
Standard
Operating
Procedures
200
Series
available
at
fireinfo@mesaaz.gov.

C.
Incident Management and Minimum Company Standards. Participants
shall use the same set of procedures for Incident Management and
Minimum Company Standards according to Volume II, Standard Operating
Procedures Phoenix Fire Department (basic evolutions used by the fire
service) or the Mesa Fire and Medical Department Standard Operations
Procedures 200 Series. It is required that Command Officers that function
in an Operational response capacity, attend at least 50% of the Command
Officer training curriculum offered at the Phoenix Fire Department
Command Training Center, or as determined by the Central Arizona Life
Safety Response System Council. Participants that do not meet this

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requirement are subject to removal from the Automatic Aid System, as
determined and voted on by the Central Arizona Life Safety Response
System Council.

D.
Incident Safety Officer. To ensure safety, all Participants agree that their
standard operating procedures and command procedures shall match
those adopted by the Life Safety Council. To do this, Participants shall use
an Incident Safety Officer System (“ISOS”) that will follow NFPA Standard
1521.

E.
Compatible
Equipment.
To
ensure
compatibility
of
equipment,
Participants shall maintain an inventory of equipment (based on National
Fire Protection Association (“NFPA”) standards), including hoses,
couplings, pump capacity, communications equipment, and will maintain
the minimum standard amount of equipment on each type of apparatus (as
recommended by all applicable NFPA standards).

F.
Standardized Numbering and Terminology. Participants shall utilize the
Valley-wide apparatus numbering system and standardized terminology for
apparatus and fire stations as established and maintained by the Life Safety
Council.

G.
Standardized Response Criteria. Participants shall use standardized
response criteria (i.e., pre- established type and number of apparatus that
will be automatically dispatched based on type of call as per standard NFPA
and
International
Organization
for
Standardization
(“ISO”)
recommendations). The CAD system can tailor the response to specific
types of incidents by jurisdiction, or part of a jurisdiction, upon request by
the jurisdiction needing the tailored response. This includes the capability
to automatically dispatch selected specialty units.

H.
Staffing Levels. Full staffing as described in NFPA 1710 on engines and
ladders provides the most efficient and effective personnel safety and
service delivery to the public. System Participants recognize the importance
of service delivery and personnel safety issues. The minimum daily staffing
level for all engines and ladders shall be four (4) members which is “full
staffing” under NFPA 1710.

• Temporary Reduction in Staffing. Full staffing may be temporarily
reduced to three (3) trained personnel for up to a total of 8 hours in
any 24-hour shift period. Departments/Districts that enter the system
with a staffing level of three (3) members on any engine and/or ladder
shall have an active plan to accomplish full staffing within one (1)
year of entry. For a Participant(s) that does not meet this
requirement, any Party can request a vote of the Central Life Safety
Response System Council for a determination as to whether the

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Participant(s) not meeting this requirement will remain eligible for
automatic aid response, or if that Participant(s) will then default to a
mutual aid response.

• Other Reductions in Staffing; Changes to Deployment Model.
Any Participants that have reached full staffing, that then
subsequently reduce staffing below full staffing, or make significant
changes to their deployment model, shall be subject to removal from
the Automatic Aid System, as determined and voted on by the
Central Arizona Life Safety Response System Council.

I.
Minimum Firefighter Training Standards. To ensure safety, baseline
knowledge and a consistent approach to performing tactical operations, all
participants agree to require that all emergency response employees
receive initial firefighter recruit training through a recognized regional fire
training academy or through an alternative method, as approved by the Life
Safety Council, which meets the published curriculum. The four-currently
recognized regional fire training academies are Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale
and Chandler.

2.3
Reciprocity; No Guaranty of Perfect Equity. Participants agree that automatic
aid is reciprocal. While this does not ensure that a Participant’s jurisdiction will
receive the exact amount of assistance it gives, it does mean that all Participants
will provide assistance outside their jurisdictional boundaries and that the level of
service delivered, and decisions made within the Automatic Aid System will be
mutually beneficial to all Participants in the system and will maintain general equity
among all Participants to the greatest degree possible.

2.4
Ownership of Property and Equipment. Each Participant shall retain ownership
of any equipment or property it brings to the performance of this Agreement and
shall retain ultimate control of its employees.

2.5
No Reimbursement for Services. Except as specifically agreed to by the Parties
involved in a specific incident, none of the involved Parties shall be reimbursed by
any of the others for any costs incurred in responding pursuant to this Agreement.
In the event of formally declared disasters, however, Participants may directly
apply for reimbursements from County, State and/or Federal agencies as
appropriate.

ARTICLE 3–LIFE SAFETY COUNCIL; VOTING

3.1
Life Safety Council. The Participants shall be jointly responsible for administering
this Agreement through the Central Arizona Life Safety Response

System Council (the “Life Safety Council”). The purpose of the Life Safety Council
is to ensure the effective and efficient operation of the Automatic Aid System. Each

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Participant is a member of the Life Safety Council and is expected to participate in
scheduled meetings.

A.
Composition. The Fire Chief from each Participant shall serve as the
official representative to the Life Safety Council from that jurisdiction. The
Fire Chief may appoint an alternate to attend Life Safety Council meetings.

B.
Responsibilities. The responsibilities of the Life Safety Council shall be as
follows:

(1)
Evaluate requests to participate in this Automatic Aid Agreement
from other fire departments/districts that are dispatched by the
Phoenix Dispatch Center or Mesa Dispatch Center. Requests for
participation will be evaluated to ensure compliance with the
Automatic Aid Eligibility Standards and Requirements prescribed
herein and to determine impact upon existing Participants.

(2)
Evaluate proposed modifications to a Participant’s service delivery
model for compliance with the criteria established herein and for
impact on other Participants.

(3)
Establish such technical committees or working groups as may be
necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the Automatic
Aid System.

(4)
Develop, approve or modify such technical documents as may be
necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the Automatic
Aid System.

(5)
Develop, within the first year of this Agreement, Life Safety Council
bylaws establishing Life Safety Council procedure, such as and
without limitation, notice of meetings, the taking of meeting minutes,
the distribution of minutes, etc.

(6)
Evaluate and consider for adoption national benchmarks as may be
appropriate for implementation within the Automatic Aid System.

(7)
Develop, approve or modify alternative response models as
appropriate based on the area served by the Participants (i.e. urban,
suburban, rural), which may be subsequently implemented by
Participants.

(8)
Establish methods for service measurement, provided that:

(a)
“Time of dispatch” will be measured from the point in time at
which the Dispatch and Deployment Center has notified the

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station, or the responding unit out of the station, of the call
through the station alert system, radio, or Mobile Computer
Terminal (“MCT”).

(b)
“Response time” will be measured from the Time of Dispatch
to the time of arrival on-scene.

(9)
Vote on all actions that will significantly or materially impact or
change the responsibilities of the Life Safety Council and/or the
automatic aid eligibility standards and requirements for the
Participants’, as prescribed in this Agreement, utilizing the voting
process set forth below.

3.2
Voting Process. For matters pertaining to this Agreement that require voting by
the Life Safety Council, the voting process shall incorporate tiered voting. The
initial vote (Tier 1) will utilize a single, non-weighted vote per Participant. After the
initial vote has been conducted, any Participant shall have the right to request a
second vote that will utilize weighted voting (Tier 2). For the weighted vote, each
individual Participant’s vote will be formed by assigning a percentage to that
Participant. The percentage to be assigned will be calculated based upon that
individual Participant’s total calls for service within that Participant’s geographical
boundaries, compared to the total number of calls for service within the
geographical boundaries of all Participants to this Agreement combined (see
Attachment B). This calculation will be based on the reported call volumes as
determined by the Regional Computer Aided Dispatch centers. Any members’
voting weight exceeding forty percent (40%) shall be reduced and will be weighted
to no more and to no less than 40%. Such reduction shall not affect the weighted
vote of any other member. The percentages assigned to Participants will be
reviewed, recalculated and reassigned every five (5) years at the time this
Agreement is renewed.

3.3
Passage. In order to pass, all matters to be voted on by the Life Safety Council
will require a simple majority vote for Tier 1 voting, and for Tier 2 voting, a
majority vote of at least fifty-one (51) percent is required.

ARTICLE 4–SERVICE AREA CHANGES

4.1
Service Area Changes. Certain changes to a Participant’s operations within its
service area have the potential to negatively affect its neighboring Participants and
ultimately negatively affect the Automatic Aid System in its entirety. The
occurrence of the following events is subject to review by the Life Safety Council.

A.
Reduction in Service Levels. If at any time while this Agreement is in
effect, an Automatic Aid System Participant desires to, close a fire station
and/or increase its geographical/jurisdictional boundaries to include an area
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emergency services provided within its municipal or jurisdictional
boundaries, the Automatic Aid System Participant desiring to initiate the
change and prior to initiating the change, will give a minimum of 120 day
notice to all Parties for a 30 day review period for any potential impacts to
the system. This notice shall include a proposed plan on how the notifying
party will maintain the requirements and standards set forth in Article 2 of
this Agreement. If after review, it is determined by any Participant that the
change will result in a change to the response order of another jurisdiction’s
primary response units or any other negative impact to any jurisdiction or to
the system as a whole, any Party can request a vote of the Central Life
Safety Response System Council for a determination as to whether the
proposed newly modified area will remain eligible for automatic aid
response or if the proposed newly modified area will then default to a mutual
aid response. The Council will utilize the voting process set forth in this
Agreement.

ARTICLE 5–MUTUAL AID AND OTHER AGREEMENTS

5.1
Mutual Aid Areas. Calls to response areas outside of the jurisdictional boundaries
of the Participants in the Automatic Aid System will be considered mutual aid when
such written agreements between relevant parties exist or when a Participant has
been defaulted from the Automatic Aid System and deemed a Mutual Aid Member
(as set forth in Article 4, Service Area Changes). Requests for and responses to
mutual aid will be at the sole discretion of the parties involved. Any response to a
mutual aid jurisdiction by a Participant will not bind any other Participant to
respond. Under these circumstances, a mutual aid request may require approval
by the highest ranking on-duty fire officer of the Participant asked to provide the
resources.

5.2
Other Agreements. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit the ability of any or all
the Parties from continuing to perform under existing agreements (other than any
previous automatic aid agreements between any of the Parties, hereto, which upon
execution of this Agreement are superseded), entering into future agreements, or
agreeing to participate in more specific contracts for services, mutual assistance
or automatic response(s) or prohibit any of the Parties from providing emergency
assistance to another jurisdiction that is not a Participant in this Agreement. Such
agreements will not be binding on or commit any other Participants to provide
automatic aid or mutual aid to the other jurisdiction; such other future agreements
also do not extend any rights associated with this Agreement to any other entity
that is not a Party.

ARTICLE 6–TERM OF THE AGREEMENT

6.1
Term; Renewal. This Agreement shall commence on December 20, 2022, and
shall continue in force through December 19, 2032, or until terminated by formal
act of the Parties. This Agreement shall automatically renew for successive five-

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year terms, unless terminated earlier by formal act of the Parties.

6.2
Termination. If an individual Party wishes to terminate its participation in this
Agreement, it shall provide all Participants 120 days’ formal notice, in writing, of
intention to terminate. That terminating party’s termination will then be effective on
the 121st day after notice has been provided, unless the notice to terminate has
been withdrawn.

ARTICLE 7–GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

7.1
No Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Parties expressly agree that this Agreement
is neither intended by any of its provisions to create any third-Party beneficiary,
nor to authorize anyone not a Party to this Agreement to maintain a suit for
personal injuries or property damage pursuant to the terms or provisions of this
Agreement.

7.2
Workers’ Compensation. To the extent required by law, and pursuant to A.R.S.
§23-1022(D), for the purposes of workers’ compensation coverage, all employees
of each Party covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to be an employee of
all Parties. The agency which regularly employs an employee entitled to workers’
compensation arising out of work associated with this Agreement shall be the
agency solely liable for payment of all workers’ compensation and related benefits.

7.3
Immigration Requirements. To the extent applicable by law, the Parties will
comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (“IRCA”) and will
permit inspection of its personnel records to verify such compliance. To the extent
applicable under A.R.S. § 41-4401, each Party warrants compliance with all federal
immigration laws and regulations that relate to its employees and compliance with
the E-verify requirements under A.R.S. § 23-214(A). Each Party has the right to
inspect the papers of the other Parties participating in this Agreement to ensure
compliance with this paragraph. A Party’s breach of the above-mentioned
warranty shall be deemed a material breach of the Agreement and may result in
the termination of the Agreement.

7.4
No Joint Venture. No term or provision in this Agreement is intended to create a
partnership, joint venture or agency arrangement between any of the Parties.

7.5
Notices. Any notice to be provided to a Party or Parties to this Agreement shall be
satisfied be sending a written letter by U.S. mail, certified, return receipt to the
current fire chief of each respective Participant. Notice shall be deemed effective
five days after mailing.

7.6
Cancelation for Conflicts of Interest. This Agreement is subject to cancellation
pursuant to the provisions of A.R.S. § 38-511.

7.7
No Israel Boycott. In accordance with A.R.S. § 35-393.01, by entering into this

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Agreement, each Participant certifies that it is not currently engaged in, and agrees
that for the duration of this Agreement to not engage in a boycott of Israel.

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Agreement is executed as provided below. Further, in signing
this Agreement, the signatories below affirm and attest that they are authorized to execute
this Agreement on behalf of their respective Party.

CITY OF PHOENIX, a municipal corporation
Jeffrey Barton, City Manager

By: ____________________________
Michael J. Duran
Fire Chief

ATTEST:

_______________________________
City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
Assistant Chief Counsel

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

In accordance with the requirements of A.R.S § 11-952(D), the undersigned Attorney
acknowledges that (i) he/she has reviewed the above agreement on behalf of his/her
client and (ii) as to only his/her client, has determined that the Agreement is in proper
form and is within the powers and authority granted under the laws of the State of Arizona.

CITY OF PHOENIX

By:

David Lavelle
Assistant Chief Counsel

Date:

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Agreement is executed as provided below. Further, in signing
this Agreement, the signatories below affirm and attest that they are authorized to execute
this Agreement on behalf of their respective Party.

CITY OF AVONDALE, a municipal corporation

By: ____________________________
Cherlene Penilla
Acting City Manager

ATTEST:

_______________________________
City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
City Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

CITY OF AVONDALE

By:

City Attorney

Date:

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Agreement is executed as provided below. Further, in signing
this Agreement, the signatories below affirm and attest that they are authorized to execute
this Agreement on behalf of their respective Party.

ARIZONA FIRE AND MEDICAL AUTHORITY

By: ____________________________
Mark Burdick
Fire Chief

ATTEST:

_______________________________
Authority Administrative Director

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
Authority Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

ARIZONA FIRE AND MEDICAL AUTHORITY

By:

Authority Attorney

Date:

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CITY OF BUCKEYE a municipal corporation

By: ____________________________
Daniel Cotterman
City Manager

ATTEST:

_______________________________
City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
City Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

CITY OF BUCKEYE

By:

City Attorney

Date:

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BUCKEYE VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT

By: ____________________________
Mark Burdick
Fire Chief

ATTEST:

_______________________________
District Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
District Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

BUCKEYE VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT

By:

District Attorney

Date:

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Agreement is executed as provided below. Further, in signing
this Agreement, the signatories below affirm and attest that they are authorized to execute
this Agreement on behalf of their respective Party.
CITY OF CHANDLER, a municipal corporation
By: ____________________________
Joshua Wright
City Manager
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_______________________________
City Attorney
CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL
In accordance with the requirements of A.R.S § 11-952(D), the undersigned Attorney
acknowledges that (i) he/she has reviewed the above agreement on behalf of his/her
client and (ii) as to only his/her client, has determined that the Agreement is in proper
form and is within the powers and authority granted under the laws of the State of Arizona.
CITY OF CHANDLER
By:
City Attorney
Date:

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Agreement is executed as provided below. Further, in signing
this Agreement, the signatories below affirm and attest that they are authorized to execute
this Agreement on behalf of their respective Party.

DAISY MOUNTAIN FIRE AND MEDICAL

By: ____________________________
Brian Tobin
Fire Chief

ATTEST:

_______________________________
Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

DAISY MOUNTAIN FIRE AND MEDICAL

By:

Attorney

Date:

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Agreement is executed as provided below. Further, in signing
this Agreement, the signatories below affirm and attest that they are authorized to execute
this Agreement on behalf of their respective Party.

CITY OF EL MIRAGE, a municipal corporation

By: ____________________________
Crystal Dyches
City Manager

ATTEST:

_______________________________
City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
City Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

CITY OF EL MIRAGE

By:

City Attorney

Date:

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CITY OF GLENDALE, a municipal corporation

By: ____________________________
Kevin Phelps
City Manager

ATTEST:

_______________________________
City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
City Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

CITY OF GLENDALE

By:

City Attorney

Date:

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Agreement is executed as provided below. Further, in signing
this Agreement, the signatories below affirm and attest that they are authorized to execute
this Agreement on behalf of their respective Party.

TOWN OF GILBERT, a municipal corporation

By: ____________________________
Patrick Banger
Town Manager

ATTEST:

_______________________________
Town Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
Town Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

TOWN OF GILBERT

By:

Town Attorney

Date:

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Agreement is executed as provided below. Further, in signing
this Agreement, the signatories below affirm and attest that they are authorized to execute
this Agreement on behalf of their respective Party.

CITY OF GOODYEAR, a municipal corporation

By: ____________________________
Julie Karins
City Manager

ATTEST:

_______________________________
City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
City Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

CITY OF GOODYEAR

By:

City Attorney

Date:

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Agreement is executed as provided below. Further, in signing
this Agreement, the signatories below affirm and attest that they are authorized to execute
this Agreement on behalf of their respective Party.

TOWN OF GUADALUPE, a municipal corporation

By: ____________________________
Valarie Molina
Mayor

ATTEST:

_______________________________
Town Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
Town Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

TOWN OF GUADALUPE

By:

Town Attorney

Date:

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Agreement is executed as provided below. Further, in signing
this Agreement, the signatories below affirm and attest that they are authorized to execute
this Agreement on behalf of their respective Party.

CITY OF MARICOPA, a municipal corporation

By: ____________________________
Rick Horst
City Manager

ATTEST:

_______________________________
City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
City Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

CITY OF MARICOPA

By:

City Attorney

Date:

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CITY OF MESA, a municipal corporation

By: ____________________________
Chris Brady
City Manager

ATTEST:

_______________________________
City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
City Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

CITY OF MESA

By:

City Attorney

Date:

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Agreement is executed as provided below. Further, in signing
this Agreement, the signatories below affirm and attest that they are authorized to execute
this Agreement on behalf of their respective Party.

CITY OF PEORIA, a municipal corporation

By: ____________________________
Jeff Tyne
City Manager

ATTEST:

_______________________________
City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
City Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

CITY OF PEORIA

By:

City Attorney

Date:

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Agreement is executed as provided below. Further, in signing
this Agreement, the signatories below affirm and attest that they are authorized to execute
this Agreement on behalf of their respective Party.

TOWN OF QUEEN CREEK, a municipal corporation

By: ____________________________
John Kross, ICMA-CM
Town Manager

ATTEST:

_______________________________
Town Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
Town Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

TOWN OF QUEEN CREEK

By:

Town Attorney

Date:

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Agreement is executed as provided below. Further, in signing
this Agreement, the signatories below affirm and attest that they are authorized to execute
this Agreement on behalf of their respective Party.

RIO VERDE FIRE DISTRICT

By: ____________________________
Jay Ducote
Fire Chief

ATTEST:

_______________________________
District Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
District Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

RIO VERDE FIRE DISTRICT

By:

District Attorney

Date:

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Agreement is executed as provided below. Further, in signing
this Agreement, the signatories below affirm and attest that they are authorized to execute
this Agreement on behalf of their respective Party.

CITY OF SCOTTSDALE, a municipal corporation

By: ____________________________
David D. Ortega
Mayor

ATTEST:

_______________________________
City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
City Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

CITY OF SCOTTSDALE

By:

City Attorney

Date:

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Agreement is executed as provided below. Further, in signing
this Agreement, the signatories below affirm and attest that they are authorized to execute
this Agreement on behalf of their respective Party.

SUN CITY FIRE DISTRICT

By: ____________________________
Rob Schmitz
Fire Chief

ATTEST:

_______________________________
District Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
District Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

SUN CITY FIRE DISTRICT

By:

District Attorney

Date:

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Agreement is executed as provided below. Further, in signing
this Agreement, the signatories below affirm and attest that they are authorized to execute
this Agreement on behalf of their respective Party.

SUPERSTITION FIRE AND MEDICAL DISTRICT

By: ____________________________
John Whitney
Fire Chief

ATTEST:

_______________________________
District Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
District Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

SUPERSTITION FIRE AND MEDICAL DISTRICT

By:

District Attorney

Date:

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Agreement is executed as provided below. Further, in signing
this Agreement, the signatories below affirm and attest that they are authorized to execute
this Agreement on behalf of their respective Party.

CITY OF SURPRISE, a municipal corporation

By: ____________________________
Bob Wingenroth
City Manager

ATTEST:

_______________________________
City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
City Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

CITY OF SURPRISE

By:

City Attorney

Date:

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Agreement is executed as provided below. Further, in signing
this Agreement, the signatories below affirm and attest that they are authorized to execute
this Agreement on behalf of their respective Party.

CITY OF TEMPE, a municipal corporation

By: ____________________________
Andrew Ching
City Manager

ATTEST:

_______________________________
City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
City Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

CITY OF TEMPE

By:

City Attorney

Date:

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, this Agreement is executed as provided below. Further, in signing
this Agreement, the signatories below affirm and attest that they are authorized to execute
this Agreement on behalf of their respective Party.

CITY OF TOLLESON, a municipal corporation

By: ____________________________
Reyes Medrano Jr.
City Manager

ATTEST:

_______________________________
City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_______________________________
City Attorney

CERTIFICATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL

CITY OF TOLLESON

By:

City Attorney

Date:

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ATTACHMENT A

AUTOMATIC AID SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS

PARTICIPANT
DATE APPROVED
1
Avondale Fire and Medical

2
Arizona Fire and Medical Authority

3
Buckeye Fire and Medical

4
Buckeye Valley Fire District

5
Chandler Fire Department
6
Daisy Mountain Fire and Medical
7
El Mirage Fire Department
8
Glendale Fire Department
9
Gilbert Fire Department
10
Goodyear Fire Department
11
Guadalupe Fire Department
12
Maricopa Fire Department
13
Mesa Fire and Medical
14
Peoria Fire and Medical
15
Phoenix Fire Department

16
Queen Creek Fire Department

17
Rio Verde Fire District

18
Scottsdale Fire Department
19
Sun City Fire District

20
Superstition Fire and Medical

21
Surprise Fire and Medical
22
Tempe Fire and Medical
23
Tolleson Fire Department

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ATTACHMENT B

VOTING PROCESS and WEIGHTED VOTE PERCENTAGE

For matters pertaining to this Agreement that require voting by the Life Safety Council, the
voting process shall incorporate tiered voting. The initial vote (Tier 1) will utilize a single,
non-weighted vote per Participant. After the initial vote has been conducted, any Participant
shall have the right to request a second vote that will utilize weighted voting (Tier 2). For
the weighted vote, each individual Participant’s vote will be formed by assigning a
percentage to that Participant. The percentage to be assigned will be calculated based
upon that individual Participant’s total calls for service within that Participant’s geographical
boundaries, compared to the total number of calls for service within the geographical
boundaries of all Participants to this Agreement combined. This calculation will be based
on the reported call volumes as determined by the Regional Computer Aided Dispatch
centers. Any members’ voting weight exceeding forty percent (40%) shall be reduced and
will be weighted to no more and to no less than 40%. Such reduction shall not affect the
weighted vote of any other member. The percentages assigned to Participants will be
reviewed, recalculated and reassigned every five (5) years at the time this Agreement is
renewed.

Call Volume by Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction
#Incidents %Incidents
Vote
Yes
No
Arizona Fire and Medical Authority
14,786
2.44%

Avondale Fire and Medical
10,551
1.74%

Buckeye Fire and Medical
8,695
1.43%

Buckeye Valley Fire District
2,191
0.36%

Chandler Fire, Health & Medical
26,027
4.29%

Daisy Mountain Fire and Medical
4,845
0.80%

El Mirage Fire Department
3,312
0.55%

Goodyear Fire Department
10,922
1.80%

Gilbert Fire Department
21,331
3.52%

Glendale Fire Department
34,782
5.73%

Guadalupe Fire Department
1,134
0.19%

Maricopa Fire Department
6,092
1.00%

Mesa Fire and Medical
82,815
13.65%

Peoria Fire and Medical
22,829
3.76%

Phoenix Fire Department
241,565
39.83%

Queen Creek Fire Department
8,360
1.38%

Rio Verde Fire District
898
0.15%

Scottsdale Fire Department
37,188
6.13%

Sun City Fire District
11,135
1.84%

Superstition Fire and Medical District
7,779
1.28%

Surprise Fire and Medical
18,602
3.07%

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Tempe Fire and Medical
28,502
4.70%

Tolleson Fire Department
2,210
0.36%

Grand Total
606,551
100.00%