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RESOLUTION NO. 9 3 2 2 5
A RESOLUTION. WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING
TEE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUI►M OF
UNDERSTANDING, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED
FORM, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND THE
UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF SETTING FORTH THE PARTIES
RESPONSIBILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF THE MEDICAL
COMPONENT OF A LOCAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE
TASK FORCE SPONSORED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergenoy Assistance Act (Public Law 93-288, as amended) (the
"Stafford Act") provides the authority for the Federal government
to respond to disasters and emergencies in order to provide
assistance to save lives and protect public health, safety, and
property; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Response Plan (for Public Law 93-288,
as amended) (the "Plan") addresses the oonsequences of any
disaster or emergency situation in which there is a need for
Federal response assistance under the authorities of the Stafford
Act; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Plan, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (PENA) has oreated a nationwide network of
Urban Search and Rescue (USUR) Task Forces strategically located
throughout the United States; and
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WHEREAS, the scope of USYR activities in response to a
catastrophic disaster includes locating, extricating and
providing for the immediate medical treatment of victims trapped
in collapsed structures; and
WHEREAS, the National USYR Response System will assist and
provide support to local fire departments which sponsor USSR
activities and assume responsibility for developing and training
a Task Force capable of being deployed within six hours in
response to a catastrophic disaster; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Fire Department is willing to
undertake the role of sponsoring organization for purposes of
developing an USUR Task Force in Dade County with the
participation of members from the Fire Departments from the
Cities of Coral Gables, Miami Beach, and Hialeah; and
WHEREAS, in order to participate in the aforementioned US&R
activities, the City will enter into a Memorandum of Agreement
with FEMA and the State of Florida; and
=F= WHEREAS, the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS),
- established under the combined authorities of Section 311(o) of
the Public Health Service Act (41 USC 243(o)), Executive
Order 12658, and the Stafford Act, assists in delivery of health
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care for victims of incidents that exceed the medical capability
of an affected State, region, or Florida health care system; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami's participation in USYR
activities requires development and use of disaster medical
resources for national emergencies;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the
Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference
thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorizedl/
Memorandum of Understanding, in substantially
attached form, between the City of Miami and the United States
Public Health Service, setting forth the parties responsibilities
in connection with the development and support of the medical
component of a Local Urban Search and Rescue Task Force sponsored
by the City of Miami Fire Department.
Section 3.
Resolution
immediately upon its adoption.
effective
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of April 1993.
XAVIER UAREZ, MAYOR
ATTEST
MATTY AIRAI
CITY CLERK
The herein authorization is further subject to compliance
with all requirements that may be imposed by the City
Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by
applicable City Charter and Code provisions.
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ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
This Agreement entered into this day of , 191 by
and between the United States public Health Service (the "PHS")
and the City of Miami, a municipal corporation of the State of
Florida, (the "CITY").
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WHEREAS, a national emergency, whether from earthquake,
tidal waves, volcanic eruptions industrial accidents, terrorist
attacks or a conventional military conflict, could rapidly
overwhelm the health care resources of any particular area of the
nation; and
WHEREAS, the possibility of such a mass casualty emergency
in the United States, no matter how remote, requires a
coordinated response of the nation's health care system; and
WHEREAS, for this reason the Federal government has
established the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) to assist
in the delivery of health care for victims of incidents that
exceed the medical care capability of an affected State, region,
or Federal health care system; and
WHEREAS, the NDMS is a joint effort of the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Defense (DOD),
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and each manages a
particular component of the System; and
WHEREAS, the NDMS is designed to provide medical aid in the
form of medical response units, a medical evaluation system, and
a network of hospitals that have agreed in advance to accept
patients in the event of such a mass casualty emergency; and
WHEREAS, the goal of NDMS is to create a medical mutual aid
system that 1;',nks existing medical resources into a national
network of medical care; and
WHEREAS, NDMS plans to develop mutual aid alliances with
public and private sector organizations throughout the Nation in
an effort to coordinate the development and use of the disaster
medical resources for national emergencies; and
WHEREAS, in major disasters or emergencies, the PHS, a
component of HHS, has the responsibility to provide Federal
medical and public health assistance. On a day-to-day basis PHS;
through its agencies or Regional Offices, may provide technical
advice and short-term assistance to State and local health
officials upon request, regardless of the magnitude of the
incident; and
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WHEREAS, the PHS is the agency responsible for developing
the medical response component of NDMS.
PURPOSE
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishes procedures and
policies that will guide the parties hereto in the development
and use of organic medical response teams, through PHS, as part
of the FEMA designated Federal Urban Search and Rescue (US&R)
Task Forces, for disaster relief operations.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SPONSOR
The City of Miami's Department of Fire Rescue (the "Sponsor"),
presently, provides emergency medical services, including
disaster medical services, to the CITY.
The Sponsor intends to foster development of a disaster medical
response capability and support the NDMS program in national
emergencies utilizing the resources of the CITY's Urban Search
and Rescue Task Force (US&R).
The Sponsor agrees to:
Recruit, organize, train, and maintain a medical Team(s)
(the "Team") that will serve as the organic medical
component of an US&R Task Force, in accordance with current
FEMA US&R Task Force guidance;
Periodically verify that credentials of all Team members
who are subject to State licensure, certification, or
registration requirements are current and valid. This
includes physicians, nurses, emergency, medical technicians,
etc.;
Mobilize the Team(s) for State, regional, or local
disaster service, as appropriate; and
Release the Team(s) to PHS for Federal disaster service
when requested.
The Team(s) will function under the day to day control and
supervision of the Sponsor. In the event of a State or local
emergency, the Sponsor may make the Team(s) available to the
State or local agency responsible for urban disaster search and
rescue services, under the terms and conditions of applicable
State law and of agreements it may negotiate with the appropriate
State and local governments.
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In the event of a major disaster or a national security
emergency, and upon request from the PHS, the Sponsor agrees to
release the Team(s) and its members as part of the FEMA Task
Force. At that time the Team members will become Federal
employees. It is understood that during any period of temporary
Federal service the medical component of the Task Force will
function under the operation control of the PHS; however, the
medical component will remain as a unit within the incident
command system under the overall command of the Task Force
Leader. Following such Federal service the Team(s) will be
returned to the control and authority of the Sponsor.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
The PHS agrees to:
- Provide general guidance and assistance on the
development, organization, and composition of the Team(s),
as appropriate;
- Provide a personnel system to assist in the administration
and management of the Team(s);
- Process medical Team(s) member applications and related
- documentation and enroll qualified applicants in the NDMS-
DMAT Personnel system;
- Activate medical Team(s) members only in conjunction with
FEMA activation of the US&R Task Force that the Team
supports (Team(s) members will be activated as Federal
volunteers for purposes of training, drills, and exercises)
Whin the Team(s) have been released from the Sponsor's control
during an emergency:
Appoint members to a Federal status as PHS employees,
issue duty and travel orders as appropriate;
o Compensate members for Federal service and reimburse
members for expenses incurred while performing assigned
tasks; and
o Return operational control of the Team(s) and its
members to the Sponsor following the emergency.
When disengaged from the Sponsor and activated for temporary
Federal service, all of the volunteer participants of the Team(s)
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will function as PHS employees under the management and
supervisory control of a designated Federal official. While in
Federal service, the Team(s) members will have the same
protection against personal liability as other PHS employees for
actions taken within the scope of their federal employment.
CONDITIONS AND AMENDMENTS
Nothing contained in this MOU shall be construed to compel the
Sponsor to respond to any request for mobilization and deployment
when any Team(s) members are, in the opinion of the Sponsor,
required to perform emergency services in their own jurisdiction.
It is further agreed by both parties that this MOU is a part of a
Memorandum of Agreement by and between FEMA and the CITY and that
the CITY is a FEMA-sanctioned Urban Search & Rescue Task Force.
REFERENCES
The NDMS medical response component is established under the
combined authorities of section 311(c) of the PHS Act (41 USC 243
(c) ), Executive Order 12656, and the Stafford Act (Pub. L. 93-
286, as amended) and is administered by PHS.
The general organization, personnel, and functions of NDMS
Disaster Medical Assistance Teams, as those terms are used
herein, are described in the Disaster Medical Assistance Team
Organization Guide, Report NDMS-86 1, July 25, 1986 (the "DMAT
Organization Guide").
EFFECTIVE DATE, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION
This MOU becomes effective on the date of the last party's
signature. It may be amended by agreement of the parties or
terminated by either party upon thirty (30] days' written notice
to the other.
ATTEST: U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
THOMAS P. REUTERSHAN
DIRECTOR
NATIONAL DISASTER MEDICAL SYSTEM
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THE CITY OF MIAMI, Lessor
MATTY HIRAI CESAR H. ODIO
CITY CLERK CITY MANAGER
PREPARED AND "PROVED BY: APPROVED AS TO FORK
AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIE 0. BRU A. QUINN JONES, III
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY CITY ATTORNEY
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM CAmlo
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members DATE
of the City Commission
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FROM Cesar H. Odio REFERENCES:
City Manager
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Execution of Agreement with
the U.S. Public Health
Service for a USAR Task Force
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the
attached Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a
Memorandum Of Understanding between the City of Miami and the U.S.
Public Health Service for the purpose of qualifying certain Urban
Search and Rescue Team Members for participation in the National
Disaster Medical System as an integral part of an Urban Search and
Rescue (USAR) Task Force.
The Miami Fire Department recognizes that a USAR Task Force is
comprised of specialized team members to provide search, rescue,
medical and technical skills with a high degree of expertise for the — -
team.
The medical component of the Task Force is required to be certified
by the U.S. Public Health Service to actively function as an integral
component of the Task Force.£
The Memorandum Of Understandingestablishes
procedures and policies
that will guide the city in the development of the medical component
for the USAR Task Force.
The Memorandum Of Understanding with the U.S. Public Health Service
will become part of and an attachment to the Memorandum of Agreement
between the City, the State and FEMA.
There is no cost associated with the execution of this document.
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