5.f) National Park Service Fire AgreementSTRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTING/HAZARDOUS SPILL RESPONSE/EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICE ASSISTANCE
Agreement Number G6590120007
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General Agreement between
The United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service, St. Croix National Scenic Riverway
and the
Scandia Fire/Rescue Department, City of Scandia, Minnesota
This General Agreement is entered into by and between the National Park Service
(hereinafter "NPS"), United States Department of the Interior, acting through the
Superintendent of St. Croix National Scenic Riverway (hereinafter "Park"), and the City
of Scandia, Minnesota acting through its Fire Chief
ARTICLE I — BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
The objective of this Agreement is to establish the terms and conditions under which the
parties will provide mutual assistance in preventing, detecting, and suppressing structural
fires, hazardous spill response, and providing emergency medical services (EMS)
operations on lands within the Park's boundaries, within the Scandia Fire District, and in
the immediate surrounding area.
Currently the NPS is primarily responsible for conducting fire prevention, detection, and
providing EMS operations on federally owned land within the Park. The City of Scandia
Fire Department is primarily responsible for conducting fire prevention, detection, and
suppression of structural fire, hazardous spill response, providing EMS, and for
conducting search and rescue operations within the Scandia Fire District, on federally
owned land within the park boundary, and in the immediate surrounding area (including
non -federally owned land within the Park's boundaries).
ARTICLE II - AUTHORITY
This Agreement is entered into under the authority of 42 U.S. C. §1856a (1994).
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MEDICAL SERVICE ASSISTANCE
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ARTICLE III — STATEMENT WORK
A. The NPS agrees to:
Furnish, when requested by the City of Scandia Fire Department, qualified
NPS employees, and fire and EMS equipment to assist in EMS, hazardous
spill response, and suppression of wildfires within the Scandia Fire
District or in the immediate surrounding area whenever the furnishing of
such assistance does not seriously impact the conduct of Park business.
Authorized NPS employees will be deemed to be acting within the scope
of their federal employment when responding to calls from the fire
department.
2. Provide federal worker's compensation coverage for authorized NPS
employees who respond to calls with the City of Scandia Fire Department.
3. Provide to the City of Scandia Fire Department an annual familiarization
tour of the Park's facilities, equipment, and access points.
4. Provide opportunities for Fire and EMS personnel to receive training held
in the local area sponsored by the NPS.
B. The City of Scandia agrees to:
1. Furnish available qualified EMS or Fire personnel, fire equipment, and
rescue equipment to suppress structural fires on federally owned land
within the Park.
2. Provide worker's compensation coverage for qualified members of the
City of Scandia's Fire Department who respond to calls from the fire
department within the park.
Provide to the NPS an annual familiarization tour of the City of Scandia
Fire Department's facilities and equipment.
4. Provide opportunities for NPS personnel to receive training held in the
local area sponsored by the Fire Department.
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MEDICAL SERVICE ASSISTANCE
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C. The parties further agree as follows:
Each party will provide to the other parry a list of responsible persons,
with telephone numbers, to be contacted in an emergency. At least once a
year, or more often if necessary, each party will provide the other party
with an updated list of such persons and telephone numbers.
2. Each parry will provide to the other party copies of current fire
management plans for their areas of primary responsibility, including
maps of areas involved and descriptions of special or extraordinary actions
to be taken.
After notifying the other party of a fire's discovery, either party may take
immediate action to suppress a fire in the other parry's area of primary
responsibility in order to save life or property.
4. Each parry to this Agreement waives all claims against the other party for
compensation for loss, damage, personal injury, or death occurring in
consequence of the performance of this Agreement unless the actions
which cause such loss, damage, personal injury, or death are intentional or
a result of gross reckless, or wanton behavior.
5. Neither party to this Agreement will reimburse the other party for all or
any part of the cost incurred by such parry in providing fire protection
pursuant to this Agreement.
6. Nothing in this Agreement will be construed as obligating the NPS to
expend in any one fiscal year any sum in excess of the monies
appropriated by Congress and allocated by the NPS for the performance of
this Agreement.
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MEDICAL SERVICE ASSISTANCE
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ARTICLE IV —TERM OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement will be effective for a period of five years from the date of final
signature, unless it is terminated earlier by one of the parties pursuant to Article X that
follows.
ARTICLE V — KEY OFFICIALS
A. Key officials are essential to ensure maximum coordination and communications
between the parties and the work being performed. They are:
For the NPS:
Superintendent
St. Croix National Scenic Riverway
401 N Hamilton St
St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin 54024
(715) 483-3284
2. For the City of Scandia, Minnesota:
Scandia Fire Chief
City of Scandia
14727 2090' St N
Scandia, Minnesota 55073
(651)433-5112
B. Communications - The City will address any communication regarding this
Agreement to the key official with a copy to the Contracting Officer, and to the
Superintendent of the area. Communications that relate solely to routine
operational matters described in the current work plan may be sent only to the
Superintendent.
C. Changes in Key Officials - Neither the NPS nor the City may make any
permanent change in a key official without written notice to the other party
reasonably in advance of the proposed change. The notice will include a
justification with sufficient detail to permit evaluation of the impact of such a
change on the scope of work specified within this Agreement. Any permanent
change in key officials will be made only by modification to this Agreement.
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ARTIVLE VI — FUNDING
Funds will not be exchanged under this Agreement. In -kind services will be exchanged as
set forth in Article III.
ARTICLE VII —PRIOR APPROVAL
Not applicable.
ARTICLE VIII — REPORTS AND/OR OTHER DELIVERABLES
Upon request and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, the parties will share
with each other final reports of incidents involving both parties.
ARTICLE IX — PROPERTY UTILIZATION
Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties, any property furnished by one party
to the other will remain the property of the furnishing party. Any property furnished by
the NPS to the City of Scandia during the performance of this Agreement will be used
and disposed of as set forth in NPS Property Management Regulations.
ARTICLE X — MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION
A. This Agreement may be modified only by a written instrument executed by the
parties.
B. Either party may terminate this Agreement by providing the other party with
thirty (30) days advance written notice. In the event that one party provides the
other party with notice of its intention to terminate, the parties will meet promptly
to discuss the reasons for the notice and to try to resolve their differences.
ARTICLE XI — STANDARD CLAUSES
A. Civil Rights
During the performance of this Agreement, the participants will not discriminate
against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The
participants will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed
without regard to theirrace, color, sexual orientation, national origin, disabilities,
religion, age, or sex.
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B. Promotions
The City of Scandia will not publicize or otherwise circulate promotional
materials (such as advertisements, sales brochures, press releases, speeches, still
and motion pictures, articles, manuscripts, or other publications) which states or
implies Governmental, Departmental, bureau, or Government employee
endorsement of a product, service, or position which the City of Scandia
represents. No release of information relating to this Agreement may state or
imply that the Government approves of the City of Scandia work product or
considers the City of Scandia work product to be superior to other products or
services.
C. Public Information Release
All releases of public information will be handled through designated Public
Information Officers (PIO) of the NPS or City of Scandia Fire Department.
Information released will be approved by the park Superintendent and/or City of
Scandia Fire Chief prior to release to the public. All sensitive information will be
coordinated between the park Superintendent and Fire Chief, and their respective
PIO prior to release. The City of Scandia Fire Department must obtain prior
approval from the park Superintendent or his/her designee for any public
information release which refers to the Department of the Interior, or to any
bureau, park unit, or employee (by name or title), or to this agreement. The
specific text, layout, photographs, etc of the proposed release must be submitted
with the request for approval.
Publications of Results of Studies
No parry will unilaterally publish a joint publication without consulting the other
party. This restriction does not apply to popular publication of previously
published technical matter. Publications pursuant to this Agreement may be
produced independently or in collaboration with others; however, in all cases
proper credit will be given to the efforts of those parties contributing to the
publication. In the event no agreement is reached concerning the manner of
publication or interpretation of results, either party may publish data after due
notice and submission of the proposed manuscripts to the other. In such instances,
the party publishing the data will give due credit to the cooperation but assume
full responsibility for any statements on which there is a difference of opinion.