[Adopted 8-28-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-14]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.1 there is hereby
established a mutual fire aid agreement between the Township of Washington,
Morris County, and the Township of Mansfield.
The Fire Chief of the Township of Mansfield,
or his designee, is authorized to request assistance from the Fire
Chief or other head of the Fire Department of the Township of Washington,
Morris County, provided that the Township of Washington, Morris County
adopts a reciprocal ordinance to provide fire aid during and after
any emergency in order to protect life and property.
The Fire Chief of the Township of Mansfield,
or his designee, shall provide assistance to the Township of Washington,
provided that it accepts the terms of this agreement and makes a valid
request to supply such personnel and equipment, to the extent possible
without endangering persons or property within the Township of Mansfield.
The members of the Mansfield Township Fire Department supplying such
aid shall have the same powers, authority, rights and immunities as
the members of the Fire Department of the municipality to which assistance
is rendered.
The Township of Mansfield shall, upon providing
assistance to the Township of Washington, assume the cost and expense
of providing its personnel and equipment to the requesting municipality,
except in such instances where the requesting municipality receives
state or federal aid by way of reimbursement. Under those circumstances,
the costs incurred by the Township of Mansfield shall be submitted
to the municipality requesting assistance for reimbursement out of
the funds received by way of state or federal aid.
Members of the Mansfield Township Fire Department
suffering injury or their legal representatives if death results while
rendering assistance in another municipality, shall be entitled to
all such benefits they would have realized if injury or death had
occurred in the performance of normal duties within the Township of
Mansfield.
The Fire Chief of the Township of Washington,
or his designee, and the Chief of the Township of Mansfield or his
designees shall jointly prepare written standard operating procedures
which shall address the implementation of this mutual fire aid agreement
A copy of the SOP, and all amendments and revisions thereto, shall
be filed with each participating Fire Department and the Clerk of
the Township of Mansfield and the Township of Washington, Morris County,
together with the dispatcher for each such municipality.
This mutual fire aid agreement shall have an
initial term of one year and shall be automatically renewed for additional
and successive one-year terms, unless and until one of the parties
hereto elects to terminate the agreement by providing prior written
notice to the other party to the agreement.
A copy of this article shall be transmitted
to the municipal clerk of each municipality named herein no later
than five business days following final adoption.
