AN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Fire Department; authorizing the Fire Chief to execute and administer, for and on behalf of The City of Seattle, an interlocal agreement with 29 agencies that operate independent fire departments within King County to provide one another with automatic emergency response services under certain circumstances.
The Report of the Gender Equity Safe Communities, New Americans and Education Committee Agenda Item 26 Council Bill 119431 An ordinance relating to the Seattle Fire Department authorizing the fire chief to execute and administer for one for and on behalf of the City of Seattle and Interlocal agreement with 29 agencies that operate independent fire departments within King County to provide one another with automatic emergency response services under certain circumstances. The committee recommends the bill pass. Kathryn Gonzalez. Thank you. Council President This ordinance authorizes the fire chief for the Seattle Fire Department to execute and administer an interim local agreement with 29 agencies operating independent fire departments within King County. This ALA allows the individual fire departments listed in the agreement to provide each other with fire, rescue and emergency services during emergent situations when those jurisdictions are stretched beyond their capacity. One example of this situation occurred on November 10th, 2018, when there was a four alarm fire at a lumber yard near the ship canal in Queen Anne. During that incident, almost all Seattle Fire Department resources were on the scene, and Chief Scoggins was able to call on partnering jurisdictions to have some of their trucks and firefighters backfill in neighborhoods throughout Seattle and respond to the various other nine on one calls so that the fire department could address the four alarm fire. Fire chief has been in discussions with the other 29 jurisdictions on this agreement for the past year, and this new ALA would supersede existing automatic or mutual aid agreements that have been in effect between these fire agencies and the committee by unanimous vote recommends that the full council adopt Council Bill 119431. Very good. Any questions or comments? Please call the role on the passage of the Bill O'Brien. Make sure I Gonzales, i herbold II Johnson, President Harrell II six in favor of an opposed bill. Passed and shared with Senate. Please read items 27 through 37.