REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution to Identify the Terms and Conditions for Mutual Aid Response to Emergency Incidents Outside of the Jurisdiction and to Rescind and Replace Resolution No. 696-15
Report
BACKGROUND
The California Office of Emergency Services, the State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and various Federal Fire Agencies are responsible for providing wild land fire protection. The agencies have operated for approximately 70 years under the California Master Mutual Aid Agreement, with the purpose of coordinating Federal, state and local agency resources (Mutual Aid Providers) to effectively respond to wild land fires and other emergencies.
The California Fire Assistance Agreement (CFAA) governs the operational and administrative protocols that enable local agencies to deploy personnel, fleet, and apparatus to emergency operations throughout the state and submit reimbursement requests for costs associated with mutual aid support.
The City of Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS) has participated as a Mutual Aid Provider since the inception of this program. Mutual Aid assignments generally last 14 days but can be 21 days in length. Personnel deployed to Mutual Aid assignments can include sworn officers, sworn supervisors, radio operators (dispatchers), and mechanics. Assignment length is contingent upon the need assessed by CFAA.
In order to adequately recover the costs of deployment of its personnel and equipment, DPS performs an annual review of existing budgeted rates for personnel and calculates the effective rate for each class of employee to be utilized in an event.
As a participating Mutual Aid agency, Sunnyvale must submit to CalOES a resolution that substantiates our agency's employee compensation policy as "portal to portal" (a common term that includes travel time to/from an employee's home station). The City previously adopted a Resolution in 2015 to include portal to portal pay (RTC#1...
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