Details of the NEW Fire and EMS Mutual Aid Agreement between Milton NH and Lebanon ME

FIRE AND EMS MUTUAL AID AGEEMENT BETWEEN MILTON, NH AND LEBANON, ME

This JUST in from Lebanon Fire and EMS Chief Daniel Meehan.
The Automatic Aid Agreement between Lebanon and Milton, New Hampshire is IN and ready to take effect!!!
AMAZING work by both Lebanon and Milton NH Chiefs!!!

Thank you Chief Meehan!!

Thank you Chief Marique!!

DEFINITIONS
1. "Emergency medical services- EMS” means the pre-hospital assessment and treatment of a sick or injured individual initiated at the scene of an incident and continued through the transport and transfer, if found appropriate, of the individual to a medical facility or other appropriate location in order to prevent loss of life or aggravation of physiological or psychological illness or injury.
2. “Automatic Aid” means the automatic dispatch of one agency to assist another immediately upon the receipt of a 911 request for service. Responses will consist of a simultaneous response from the receiving and providing agency typically is requested to fill a void in response capabilities and time. 
3. “Mutual Aid” means the dispatch of one agency to assist another upon the request of an authorized representative from the receiving agency, typically is requested when the resources of one agency is overwhelmed. 

AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT, made this 1st day of October, 2015 by and between Milton Fire-Rescue and Lebanon Fire-EMS acting pursuant to the provisions of New Hampshire RSA Chapter 153-A, Section 19, New Hampshire RSA 154:24-28, and Maine Title 30-A, §3156. 

WHEREAS Milton Fire-Rescue maintains and operates a fire protection and EMS organization situated in the Town of Milton, County of Strafford in the State of New Hampshire; and

WHEREAS Lebanon Fire-EMS maintains and operates a fire protection and EMS organization situated in the Town of Lebanon, County of York in the State of Maine; and 

WHEREAS It is the desire of the parties hereto to render aid each to the other to better protect life and property when such aid is necessary as herein set forth; and

WHEREAS it is deemed mutually sound, desirable, practicable, and beneficial for Fire and Emergency Medical Service Units to render assistance to one another in accordance with these terms:

1. The rendering of assistance under the terms of this agreement shall not be mandatory, but the party receiving the request for assistance should immediately inform the requesting service if for any reason assistance cannot be rendered.

2. No response to a mutual aid request provided for in this agreement will be made by the parties hereto unless such request is received through the established communication channels common to each party and made by a responsible fire or EMS official of the party requesting such aid or the respective dispatch center of the party requesting such aid. 

3. Upon request, Milton Fire-Rescue and Lebanon Fire-EMS will render mutual aid to the requesting agency for any incident that overwhelms the requesting agency’s resources. 

4. Upon notification from dispatch, Milton Fire-Rescue will render automatic fire aid to specified locations in the Town of Lebanon as listed in attachment one (1) and incident types described in attachment two (2)..  
a. When such assistance is requested by dispatch and assistance is rendered, the Milton Fire Chief or his designee will have command until a Chief or capable person from the town requesting assistance each make the decision to keep command status quo or relieve the officer in charge.
b. The responding Chief or any of his designees has full authority in the town that receives
assistance and may request any additional assistance deemed appropriate.  

5. Upon notification from dispatch, Milton Fire-Rescue will render automatic EMS aid to certain location in the Town of Lebanon as listed in attachment one (1) and incident types described in attachment two (2). 
a. When such assistance is requested and assistance is rendered, the Milton EMS crew will have command until a capable EMS official from the town requesting assistance each make the decision to keep command status quo or relieve the person in charge.
b. It is understood that the first arriving agency has first refusal on transport and billing.
c. It is understood that the first arriving agency may request additional resources deemed appropriate for proper patient care and the safety and wellbeing of the EMS crew.  

6. Each party to this agreement waives all claims against the other parties’ assistance for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring in consequence of the performance of this agreement.

7. Each party to this agreement agrees to maintain interoperable communication via two way radio as described in attachment three (3).

8. This agreement shall remain in full force and effective for a period of three (3) years from the date herein above written unless sooner terminated by either of the parties hereto giving to the other thirty (30) days prior written notice of such termination.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this agreement to be executed as of the day and year first herein above written.


Fire Chief
Milton, New Hampshire

Signature: _________________________

Printed Name: ______________________

Title: _____________________________





Fire-Rescue Chief
Lebanon, Maine

Signature: _________________________

Printed Name: ______________________

Title: _____________________________

Attachment 1 – Automatic Response District

Attachment 2 – Automatic Response Calls

Attachment 3 - Established Communications Channels




Attachment 1
The automatic response district will encompass all addresses within the street index listed below.

Allen Hall Road
Apache Lane
Brianna Drive
Caroline’s Way
Catfish Lane
Center Road (from TM Wentworth to Sewell Shores)
Champion Street
Church Street
Comanche Lane
Davis Lane
Dixon Road
Dolby Road
Edgecomb Road
Gully Oven Road
Hillside Lane
Homestead Way
H’s Way
Hummingbird Lane
Indian Lake Drive
Kates Pond Road
Kennebec Drive
Landing Lane
Milton Pond Circle
Myrtle Street
New Bridge Road
North Rochester Road
Old Country Road
O’leary Lane
Orrills Hill Road (from Prospect Hill Road)
Pickerel Cove
Pleasant Point Road
Popular Hill Road
Prospect Hill Road
River Road 608-742
Rocky Cove
Rocky Terrace
Sam Wentworth Road
School House Lane
Sewell Shores Road
Spencer Lane
Sunfish Lane
T.M. Wentworth Road
Trainor Road
West Shore Drive 
White Horse Drive
Windswept Drive
Whittum Way






Attachment 2

The following incidents types will trigger an automatic response from Milton to Lebanon. In addition to the below list, the Sanford Regional Communication Center or the Lebanon Officer in charge can request Milton Fire-Rescue if they believe a rapid response is paramount to the protection of life and property.

EMS Responses:
Cardiac Problem
Difficulty Breathing
Stroke
Trauma
Diabetic Emergency

Fire Responses:
Structure Fire
Smoke in the Building
Chimney Fires
Motor Vehicle Accidents w/ injury



Attachment 3

Milton and Lebanon agree to maintain each other’s primary radio frequencies utilizing both VHF and UHF