[Adopted 5-21-2012 by Ord. No. 1470-2012[1]]
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Editor’s Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art.
IV, Participation in East Bergen Mutual Aid System, adopted 12-20-1955
by Ord. No. 385; readopted 8-1-1967 by Ord. No. 476, as amended.
The Municipality of Edgewater Fire Department is authorized
to participate in the East Bergen Firefighters Mutual Aid Association
(EBFMAA).
For the purpose of this agreement, the EBFMAA consists of the
following municipalities: Cliffside Park, Edgewater, Englewood, Englewood
Cliffs, Fairview, Fort Lee, Leonia, Palisades Park, Ridgefield, Tenafly,
and Other municipality(ies) or agency(ies) as may meet the criteria
for admission as set forth by the EBFMAA.
Whenever, in the opinion of the Fire Chief or ranking officer
of a fire or other emergency situation within the jurisdiction of
the Fire Department, additional equipment or manpower is needed in
Edgewater to control an emergency situation, the EBMFAA can be contacted
to supply such equipment and manpower.
Whenever a member town of the EBFMAA requests assistance, Edgewater
Fire Department will supply the requested assistance, if the Fire
Chief or ranking officer feels sufficient resources remain within
the municipality or steps have been taken to supply such resources
to provide local fire protection coverage.
The Fire Chief or ranking officer can provide assistance as
requested by municipalities outside the EBFMAA group if such requests
fall within the guidelines of applicable state statutes, county guidelines
or Office of Emergency Management (OEM) requests, if the Fire Chief
or ranking officer feels sufficient resources remain within the Borough
or steps have been taken to supply such resources to provide local
fire protection coverage.
Edgewater Fire Department shall contribute to the EBFMAA mission
statement so as to provide a broad array of fire services with competence
and professionalism and to provide a safe environment for firefighters
and the people of our communities through the effective and efficient
utilization of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as adopted
by the New Jersey State Division of Fire Safety and the EBFMAA dispatching
procedures.
For an out-of-county response, the EBFMAA will follow the New
Jersey Fire Service Resource Emergency Deployment Act. Refer to N.J.S.A.
52:14E-18, Out-of-county fire service resources.
The Mayor and Council shall, by resolution, make rules and regulations
governing the participation of the Edgewater Fire Department in the
EBFMAA and may also, by resolution, authorize the execution of such
agreements, the performance of such other acts and the expenditure
of such funds as may be required to effectuate the purposes of this
agreement.
