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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE
AND THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR FIRE, RESCUE,
AUTOMATIC AID AND ANCILLARY.SERVICES AT
THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
AGREEMENT, entered into this
If± day
of
2005, by and between the Village of Key.
Biscayne, a municipal corporation
"VILLAGE"), and the City of Miami,
State of Florida (the "CITY").
WHEREAS, the VILLAGE has r.equested certain fire, rescue and
fire inspection services be performed by the CITY to augment the
fire protection provided by the VILLAGE which services are the
responsibility of the VILLAGE to provide; and
WHEREAS, the CITY is desirous of continuing such services
for the VILLAGE on a contractual basis and has thus negotiated
this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the VILLAGE desires to engage the CITY to implement.
such services on a '°contractual basis until such time as this
Agreement may be canceled by either party in the manner provided
for'herein;
NOW; THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises and
covenants herein contained, it is agreed as follows:
SECTION I
DEFINITION AND PURPOSE.
A. DEFINITIONS
of the State of Florida (the
a municipal corporation of the
1. "MIAMI FIRE -RESCUE DEPARTMENT" means the CITY's
Department of Fire -Rescue.
2. "KEY BISCAYNE FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT" means the
VILLAGE'S Department of Fire Rescue.
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3. "CITY FIREFIGHTER means full-time, fully paidState
Certified Fire Fighters, Officers, EMTs or Paramedics
according to Miami Fire -Rescue Department job
descriptions.
4. "VILLAGE FIREFIGHTER" means full-time, fully paid
State Certified Fire Fighter/Paramedics, Fire
Fighter/EMTs, or Officers, according to ,Village of
Key Biscayne job descriptions which are equivalent to
or exceed MIAMI FIRE -RESCUE DEPARTMENT job
descriptions.
5, "FIRE VEHICLE" means an apparatus meeting the
appropriate requirements as set forth in N FPA
Standard 1901.
6. "ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT RESCUE VEHICLE" means an
apparatus meeting the requirements as set forth by
the State of Florida.
7. "Appropriate equipment, material and personnel", as
used in SECTION II, SCOPE OF SERVICE, paragraph A.
Through J., means that which has been determined to
be sufficient and appropriate for the specific
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situation by joint agreement of the City Manager or
designee and the..Village Manager or designee.
8. "Major Emergency". means those incidents that extend
longer than' one (1) hour in duration.
9. "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" shall be defined as typical
maintenance problems that occur because of parts or
equipment malfunction and .inoperability due to age.
It shall not include such things as operator error,
failure to follow operational and/or safe procedures,
damaged equipment due to mistreatment or accidents,
lost equipment and similar situations.
If the
parties do not agree on whether the damage was caused
by "normal wear and tear", the Original Equipment
Manufacturer will make the determination.
B. PURPOSE
The Purpose of this Agreement is to state the terms and
conditions under which the CITY will provide fire, rescue and
ancillary services to augment the ,VILLAGE' s fire rescue service
as set forth in SECTION II of this Agreement.
SECTION II
SCOPE OF SERVICE.
The CITY agrees, in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, to provide the following Fire -Rescue services to the
VILLAGE providing that the VILLAGE maintains a fire rescue
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service consisting of an on -duty force of at least one FIRE
APPARATUS staffed with four. fully paid,VILLAGE FIREFIGHTERS (as
specified within NFPA 1710) and one ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT RESCUE
paid VILLAGE FIREFIGHTERS and
FIRE -RESCUE DEPARTMENT shall
VILLAGE Fire Station once Key
VEHICLE staffed with three fully
all required equipment. MIAMI.
respond upon request to staff the
Biscayne;
• Units have responded to two calls
Officer in charge of the
for service and the
second unit dispatched has
determined his/her unit's services shall
be required for
more than a minimal amount of time,..and the Officer has
also determined that the other Key Biscayne unit is not
close to returning to service'or in a close proximity to
the VILLAGE.
• Has had all units dispatched and the incident commander
has determined that services fr.om all units shall
be
'required for longer than a minimal amount of time.
A. Automatic dispatch of appropriate equipment, material and
personnel for fire suppression purposes to augment KEY BISCAYNE
FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT resources shall be according to the
MIAMI FIRE -RESCUE DEPARTMENT situation
dispatch criteria, using
codes.
B.Automatic dispatch of appropriate equipment, material and
personnel for emergency medical purposes to augment KEY BISCAYNE
FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT resources shall be according to the.
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dispatch criteria, using MIAMI FIRE -RESCUE DEPARTMENT situation
codes.
C. Material and personnel for fire inspection, plans
and investigation purposes as set forth in APPENDIX
examination
II attached hereto and made a part hereof.
D. Material and personnel for initial fire recruit training
for the VILLAGE'S newly hired firefighter candidates. KEY
responsible for all other
BISCAYNE FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT will be
types of training, (including the cost of EMS re -certification
training) and staffing in services units (as specified within
Section II - Scope of Services) caused by vacancies due to on -
duty FIREFIGHTERS' participating, if they are unable to respond.
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forth in APPENDIX III attached hereto and made a part hereof.
The parties agree that all materials . and . personnel for non, --
emergency activities (i.e., parades, community events, etc.)
shall be the responsibility of the VILLAGE,'including the cost of
staffing service units cause by vacancy due to on -duty
FIREFIGHTERS' participation.
SECTION III
TERM.
Subject to the cancellation provision set forth in Section X
hereof, the term of this Agreement, shall be for a period of five
(5) years commencing on April 1, 2004, and terminating on March
31, 2009, The parties may mutually agree to extend the contract
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for up to one (1) year to negotiate and approve the subsequent
agreement.
SECTION IV
COMPENSATION,
A. The CITY will charge the minimum monthly fee set forth in
the fee schedule labeled APPENDIX I, attached hereto and made a
part hereof, commencing on April 1, 2004 (the "Minimum Fee").
This charge for fire rescue services shall be for equipment and
personnel required to augment routine Key Biscayne Fire Rescue
Department services and protection, as necessary, in accordance
with MIAMI FIRE -RESCUE DEPARTMENT Standard Operating Procedure.
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B. In the event of a Major Emergency, as further described
additional
in this section, in addition to the MINIMUM FEE, an
Major Emergency fee as set forth in APPENDIX I shall be charged
to the VILLAGE. For the purposes of this Agreement, a `Major
Emergency" is defined as those incidents that extend longer than
one (1) hour in duration. Not considered Major Emergencies are
minor fires, rescue runs, small hazardous materials incidents and
those incidents that have been routinely handled in the past,
elsewhere in the CITY and the VILLAGE, by its Fire Department, by
routine custom and practice.
C. For the purpose of, invoicing, when Major Emergencies
occur, the VILLAGE will make payment within ninety (90) days
after mailing by the CITY of the invoice for services. Interest
at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum shall automatically
accrue on delinquent invoices from the ninety first (91) day
after invoicing until they are paid.
D.The charges as set forth in the attached fee schedule,
APPENDIX I shall be the maximum hourly rates for equipment and
personnel with the time for such charges to be calculated from
the• time of the alarm to the time the responding MIAMI FIRE -
RESCUE DEPARTMENT units return to. City service. The hourly
charges shall be prorated for fractional parts of an hour• with
minutes being the smallest increments. Such charges are based
upon at least four (4). CITY FIREFIGHTERS operating each Aerial,
Quint, Haz Mat Apparatus, Foam Pumper and Pumper, three (3) CITY
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FIREFIGHTERS operating each Rescue and one (1) CITY 'FIREFIGHTER
operating the Air Truck, and, one (1) District Chief listed in the
major emergency fee schedule. In the event fewer CITY
FIREFIGHTERS are provided, the charge will be reduced
proportionately.
E. The CITY will provide a monthly invoice for routine
services and protection, with appropriate documentation as
required. The VILLAGE shall make payment within thirty (30) days
after mailing by the CITY of the invoice for services. Interest
at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum shall automatically
accrue on delinquent invoices from the thirty-first (31) day
after invoicing until they are paid.
F. Charges for fire, watches shall be the same OFF DUTY
OVERTIME RATES as charged to the public for FIRE -RESCUE
SERVICES. The current rates (subject to change) are:
• Inspector $ 45.00/hour
• Rescue Unit $100.00/hour ..�
• Firefighting Units $170.00/hour
• Administrative Fee $ 12.00/per person assigned
SECTION V
INDEMNIFICATION.
The VILLAGE shall indemnify and save harmless the CITY from
any and all claims, liability, losses and causes of action
arising out of the negligence of VILLAGE'S agents, officers or
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employees, to the extent of the limitations included within
Florida Statutes, Section 768.28.
The CITY shall indemnify and save harmless the VILLAGE from
any and all claims, liability, losses and causes of action
arising out of the negligence of CITY's agents, officers, or
employees, to the extent of the limitations included within
Florida Statutes, Section 768.28.
SECTION VI
ACCESS, FIRE CODE, FIRE INSPECTION.
A. AC C ESS
The VILLAGE hereby confirms that it shall provide
unencumbered ingress and egress to CITY personnel, vehicles,
boats and helicopters entering or departing the VILLAGE for the
purposes of executing the provisions of this Agreement,
including, but not limited to, medical emergencies, fire
suppression, fire inspection, fire investigation and equipment
testing.
B. FIRE CODE
The Florida Fire Prevention Code and any additional fire
prevention codes established by the VILLAGE shall apply to the
VILLAGE.
C. FIRE INSPECTIONS
The CITY agrees .to provide as needed and when requested,
fire inspection services on VILLAGE .property and the VILLAGE
further agrees to authorize the MIAMI FIRE -RESCUE DEPARTMENT to
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enforce the Florida Fire Prevention Code and any additional fire
prevention codes established by the VILLAGE as set forth in
APPENDIX II.
It is further understood that all revenue that is
generated .hy.these. inspections... shall.. be ,.the property of the
VILLAGE.
SECTION VII
SWITCH WITH ANOTHER PARAMEDIC (SWAP)
The CITY and VILLAGE agree to continue the "Switch With
Another Paramedic" (SWAP) Program as an interdepartmental
exchange program designed to compare and evaluate other emergency
medical and firefighting systems and operations. Paramedics will
be able to compare their own system with that of the exchange
Department. Likewise, these 'Paramedics will be able to offer
insight into their own system as seen from this perspective.
SECTION VIII
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
The MIAMI FIRE -RESCUE DEPARTMENT shall have the Right of
First Refusal purchase opportunity on all KEY BISCAYNE FIRE
RESCUE DEPARTMENT vehicles when they are to be sold by the
VILLAGE. One appraisal shall be obtained by the CITY, and one
appraisal shall be obtained by the VILLAGE and shall be averaged
to arrive at fair market value. The CITY shall pay the average
price determined by these two appraisals, if fair market value
does not vary by more than 10% between appraisals.
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SECTION IX
,TECHNOLOGIC.AL. IMPROVEMENTS:
All technological improvements adopted and implemented by
the MIAMI FIRE -RESCUE DEPARTMENT shall be offered to the KEY
BISCAYNE FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT IYfytheEY BISCAX.NE fiFIREry1�ESCU.E;^
DEPARTMENT,, shoos wto take ` advaintage�• of these imE)rov merits ws5 the.
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VILLACB 's portion' of the} cost of t use 3rnprdvement, shal1Lbed
or•ne, by'tk? KEY BI SCAYNE-;:FIRE_, RESCUE :DE.PARTMENT
SECTION X
CANCELLATION.
This Agreement• shall expire on March 31, 2009, provided,
however, that on any fiscal year during the term of this
Agreement, either party may terminate, without cause, only upon
written notice served upon the non canceling party on or before
the 315t day of July of such year. Cancellation will be at the
discretion of the City Manager on behalf of the CITY. and Village
Manager on behalf of the VILLAGE. In`athe event of such
cancellation, the CITY shall be paid fees for all services
provided prior to the effective date of such cancellation.
SECTION XI.
AMENDMENTS.
This Agreement may be amended only upon the written
agreement of the parties. No amendments to this Agreement shall
be binding on either party unless in writing and approved by the
CITY'S Commission and the VILLAGE's Council.
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SECTION X11
NOTICE.
All notices provided by either party under this Agreement
shall. be ..deemed.. to be Sufficiently. _ Sent i.f mailed by U..S..
Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, and shall be sent to
the officers specified below:
FOR THE CITY - CITY MANAGER
Joe Arriola
444 S.W. 2'd Avenue
Miami, Florida, 33130
.FOR THE VILLAGE - VILLAGE MANAGER
Jacqueline R. Menendez
88 West McIntyre Street
Key Biscayne, Florida 33149
SECTION XIII
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
A. Title and Paragraph headings are for convenient reference
—e.
and are not part of this Agreement.
B. In the event of conflict between terms of this Agreement
and any terms or conditions contained in any attached documents,
the terms of this Agreement shall rule.
C.No waiver or breach of any provision of this Agreement
shall constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or
any other provision hereof, and no waiver shall be effective
unless made in writing.
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D. Should any provision(s), paragraph(s), sentence(s),
word(s) or phrase(s) contained in this Agreement be determined by
a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or
otherwise unenforceable under the laws of the State of Florida or
the CITY, such provision(s), paragraph(s), word(s)
rd(s)
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or phrase(s) shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary in
order to conform with such laws or, if not modifiable to conform
with such laws, then same shall be deemed severable and, in
either event, the remaining terms and provisions of this
Agreement shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect.
SECTION XIV
OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS,
VILLAGE agrees that all documents maintained and generated
pursuant to this contractual relationship between CITY and
VILLAGE shall be subject to all provisions of the public Records
Law, Chapter 119, Florida Statutes.
It is further understood by and between the parties that any
information, writings, .maps, contact documents, reports or any
other matter whatsoever which is given by CITY to VILLAGE
pursuant to this Agreement shall at all times remain the property
of the CITY and shall not be used by the VILLAGE for any other
purposes whatsoever without the written consent of the CITY.
SECTION XV
NONDELEGABILITY,
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The
Agreement
or firm unless
performance or
another person
obligations undertaken by the CITY pursuant to this
shall not be delegated or assigned to any other person
the VILLAGE shall first consent in writing to the
assignment of such service or any part thereof by
or firm.
SECTION XVI.
AUDIT RIGHTS.
CITY and VILLAGE reserve the right to audit the records of
each other, as said records
relate to this Agreement, at any time
during the performance of this Agreement
three (3) years after final payment
and for a period of
is made under this Agreement.
SECTION XVII
AWARD OF AGREEMENT.
VILLAGE warrants that it has not employed or retained any
person employed by the CITY to solicit or secure this Agreement
and that it has not offered to pay, paid, or agreed to pay any
person employed by the CITE' any fee, commission percentage,
brokerage fee,
from'the award
or gift of any kind contingent
of this Agreement.
SECTION XVIII.
upon or resulting
CONSTRUCTION OF AGREEMENT.
This Agreement shall be construed and enforced according to
the laws of the State of Florida,
Miami -Dade County.
and venue shall be in
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SECTION XIX
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
CITY and its employees and agents shall be deemed to be
independent contractors, and not agents or employees of VILLAGE,
rights or. benefits .under.. the. Civil
and
shall riot
attain any
Service or Pension Ordinance of VILLAGE, or any rights generally
afforded classified or unclassified employees; further CITY
employees shall not be deemed entitled to the Florida. Workers'
Compensation benefits as an employee of the VILLAGE.
SECTION XX
NONDISCRIMINATION.
VILLAGE agrees that it shall not discriminate as to race,
sex, color, creed, national origin or handicap in connection with
its performance under this Agreement.
that no otherwise qualified individual shall,
Furthermore,
solely by reason
origin, or handicap, be excluded from participating in, be denied
benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program
or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
SECTION XX1
or his/her race, sex, color, creed, national
CONTINGENCY CLAUSE.
Funding for this Agreement is contingent upon the
availability of funds and continued authorization for program
activities and is subject to amendment or termination due to lack
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of funds, or authorization, reduction of funds, and/or change in
regulations.
SECTION XXII
DEFAULT PROVISION
Tn the event that CITY shall fail to, comply with each and
every term and condition of this Agreement or fails to perform
any of the terms and conditions contained herein, then the
VILLAGE, at its sole option, upon ninety (90) day written notice
to the CITY, may cancel and terminate this Agreement.
SECTION XXIII
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
Except as specified below, this instrument and its
attachments constitute the sole and only Agreement of the parties
hereto .relating to the subject hereof and correctly sets forth
the
rights, duties, and
obligations
of each to the other
as of
its date. Any prior agreements, promises, negotiations, or
representations not expressly set forth in this Agreement are of
no force or effect, except that the Agreement of April 1, 2004
shall continue until March 31, 2009.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto caused
these presentsto be signed in their names by the duly authorized
officials, attested by their respective CITY and VILLAGE Clerk on
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the day and year first herein above written.
Village of Key Biscayne
a municipal Corporation
of the State of Florida
c.u='ne R. MenA:?
vez.
(7 ill e Manager
illage of Key Biscayne
ST:
lage Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
r
Village Attorney
Village of Key Biscayne
APPROVED AS TO INSURANCE
RF UIREMENTS :
Risk Ma agement Department
Corpor
of F1
City of Miami, a municipal
of the ate
Joe Arriola.
City Manager
City of Miami
EST:
y Clerk
APPROV
LEG
FORM AND
ENCY:
ndro Vilarello
ty Attorney
City of Miami
APPROVED AS TO INSURANCE
REQUIREMENTS:
Dania Carrillo
Risk Management Administrator
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APPENDIX I
FEE SCHEDULE .
A. For normal automatic aid and ancillary service to
augment the KEY BISCAYNE FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT, a monthly fee
following years is established. This
(the MINIMUM FEEY
for
tisc
fee covers personnel and material as necessary in accordance with
City of Miami Standard Operating Procedures.
1. April 1, 2004 through March
$39,930 per month.
2. April 1, 2005 through March
$3.9,930 per month.
3. April 1, 2006 through March
$39,930 per month.
4. April 1, 2007 through March
$39,930 per month.
5. April 1, 2008 through March
$39,930 per month.
31, 2005
31, 2006
31, 2007
31, 2008
31, 2009
The CITY will provide a monthly invoice with appropriate
documentation as required. The VILLAGE shall make payment within
thirty (30) days after mailing by the CITY of the invoice with
the exception of Paragraph C, Section IV. Interest at the rate of
twelve percent (12%) per annum shall automatically accrue on
delinquent invoices until they are paid.
B. For Major Emergencies,
as defined in Section 1A,
Definition 8, the following fee schedule, in addition to the
normal
monthly fee, is established:
1. $1,570 per hour per Aerial/Quint Company
2. $1,178 per hour per Pumper Company
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3, $7,85 per hour per Advanced Life Support Rescue
Company
4, $1,035 per hour per Haz Mat Truck
5. $1,035 per hour per Foam Pumper Truck
6. $262 per hour per person for Special Equipment (Fire
Boat, DistriCt Chief, Safety Officer, etc.)
7, $393 per hour per Air Truck
The charges as set forth above shall be the hourly rates for
equipment and personnel with the time for such charges to be
calculated from the time of the alarm to the time the MIAMI
FIRE -RESCUE DEPARTMENT responding units return to City service.
The hourly charges shall be prorated for fractional, parts of an
hour with minutes being the smallest increments. Such charges are
based upon at least four (4) CITY FIREFIGHTERS operating each
piece of apparatus listed in items 1, 2, 4, and 5 above, and
three (3) CITY FIREFIGHTERS operating equipment listed in item 3.
In the event fewer CITY FIREFIGHTERS are provided, the charge
wile -be reduced proportionately.
For the purposes of this Agreement, a "Major Emergency" is
defined as those incidents that involve automatic aid multi -
company dispatches and extend longer than one (1) hour in
duration. These incidents are considered out of control. Not
considered Major Emergencies are minor fires, rescue runs, small
hazardous materials incidents and those incidents that have been
routinely handled in the past elsewhere in the CITY and the
VILLAGE by its Fire Department, by routine custom and practice.
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C. For fire watches, as determined by the City of Miami
Fire Chief upon request by officials. of the Village of Key
Biscayne, charges shall be as follows:
1. MIAMI FIRE -RESCUE DEPARTMENT Firefighters rate of
pay is haseci ,upon time and one-half at their hourly
rate.
2. MIAMI FIRE -RESCUE DEPARTMENT Paramedics rate of pay
is based upon time and one-half at their hourly
rate.
3. MIAMI FIRE -RESCUE DEPARTMENT Fire Inspectors rate of
time' and one-half at their hourly
provide
full fire rescue service to the
such time as the KEY BISCAYNE
term of this interim Agreement for full
reflected in SECTION II of this Agreement
equipment material and personnel for
pay is based upon
rate.
4. An Administrative Fee based on CITY Ordinance No.
10237 requiring a charge of $12.00 per person per
day
5. Charges may change based upon contract agreement
between the City of Miami and Firefighters Local No.
587.
D. If for unforeseen reasons, the VILLAGE is unable to.
its own fire rescue services, the CITY agrees to provide
until
again
fully operational. The
fire rescue service, as
and substituting CITY
VILLAGE on a monthly basis
FIRE 'RESCUE DEPARTMENT is
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VILLAGE equipment, material and personnel, would be for a maximum
of twelve (12) months. Price will be determined should the actual
need arise.
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APPENDIX II
INSPECTION. SERVICES
A. The CITY will provide during normal business hours
Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.M. until 5:00 p.m. when
requested by the VILLAGE, a qualified Fire Inspector from.
the MIAMI FIRE -RESCUE DEPARTMENT Fire Prevention Bureau to
conduct required regular fire inspections of all occupancies
except one and two family dwellings and apartment buildings
three floors or less.
B. The CITY will provide during normal business hours
Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. when as
soon as possible, upon request by the VILLAGE a qualified
Plans Examiner from the MIAMI FIRE -RESCUE DEPARTMENT Fire
Prevention Bureau to review plans for new building
construction and/or major building modifications to all
occupancies except one and two family dwellings.
C. The CITY will provide at any time of day or night
when requested by the VILLAGE a qualified.Fire Investigator
from the MIAMI FIRE -RESCUE DEPARTMENT Fire Prevention Bureau
to investigate all fires having a cause that is designated
of the scene to be of a
by
the fire officer in charge
suspicious or undetermined nature, all fire bombings, all
attempted fire bombings, all explosions where there is a
fire related death and all fire deaths resulting from fire
related injuries.
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APPENDIX III
MAJOR EMERGENCY.COMMAND STRUCTURE
an emergency incident occurs within the Village of Key
involving Miami Fire -Rescue Department units, the
When
Biscayne
Command structure
listed below will
he
followed:
A. Officers of Equal Rank: When officers on the incident
from the Village of Key Biscayne Fire Rescue Department and Miami
Fire -Rescue Department are of equal ranks, the Officer from the
Village of Key Biscayne Fire
the incident.
B. Officers
from the Village
of Unequal
Rescue Department is in charge of
Rank: When Officers on an'inci dent
of Key Biscayne Fire Rescue Department and Miami
Fire -Rescue Department are of
unequal ranks, the highest ranking
Officer will be in charge of the incident.
C. District Chiefs: Miami Fire -Rescue .Department District
Chiefs on arrival, will be in Command of all incidents at the
requiring their dispatch. This•Command
Village of Key Biscayne
structure will be followed whether the units involved in the
incident are solely Miami Fire -Rescue Department or a combination
of Miami Fire -Rescue Department and Village of Key Biscayne Fire
Rescue Department. The only exceptions to this are:
1. The District Chief is relieved of Command by a Miami
Officer of higher rank.
2. The District Chief is relieved by the Chief or the
Deputy Chief of the Village of Key Biscayne Fire
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Rescue Department. The District Chief will then be
in charge of Operations.
3. The incident can be turned over to the appropriate
authority of the Village of Key Biscayne Fire Rescue
Department.