[CC 1997 §12.18; Ord. No. 2565-94, 10-1-1994]
The Fire Department of the City shall respond to requests for fire emergency service when requested by any of the municipalities and Fire Protection Districts designated in Section 205.120 and the Fire Department of those municipalities and Fire Protection Districts shall respond to such calls for fire emergency service when requested in any part of this municipality.
[CC 1997 §12.19; Ord. No. 2565-94, 10-1-1994]
The Fire Department of the City shall respond to requests for emergency medical service from any municipalities or Fire Protection Districts designated in Section 205.120, which also provide such service to their constituents, and those municipalities and Fire Protection Districts shall respond to requests for emergency medical service in any part of this municipality, in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Article.
[CC 1997 §12.20; Ord. No. 2565-94, 10-1-1994]
This Article shall take effect from and after its passage, and
shall remain in full force and effect until terminated. This Article
may be terminated by the passage of an ordinance so providing. Notice
of the passage of such ordinance shall be given by written notice
to the respective parties and the termination shall take effect no
less than sixty (60) days from the date of service of such notice.
[CC 1997 §12.21; Ord. No. 2565-94, 10-1-1994]
The consideration for the service of the Fire Department of
each party hereto shall be the service given for the protection of
the lives and property in the municipalities and Fire Protection Districts.
No compensation shall accrue or be paid by either party for the service
of the Fire Departments of the other parties hereto, nor shall any
charge be assessed to the recipient of services provided in accordance
with the mutual-aid regulations contained herein.
[CC 1997 §12.22; Ord. No. 2565-94, 10-1-1994]
None of the municipalities and Fire Protection Districts shall
be liable to the other for failure to respond to any call by the other
for delay or negligence or mistake in receiving or responding to any
call. This Article shall not be interpreted as being for the benefit
of any person, firm or corporation not a party hereto.
[CC 1997 §12.23; Ord. No. 2565-94, 10-1-1994]
None of the municipalities and Fire Protection Districts shall,
by virtue of this Article, be responsible to any firefighter, official
or employee of the other, nor shall any firefighter, official or employee
be considered for any purpose a firefighter, official or employee
other than of the jurisdiction by which he is regularly employed.
[CC 1997 §12.24; Ord. No. 2565-94, 10-1-1994]
In the case of loss or damage to the equipment or property of
any party while responding to calls for fire emergency or emergency
medical service, such loss or damage shall be borne by the municipality
or Fire Protection District owning such equipment or property.
[CC 1997 §12.25; Ord. No. 2565-94, 10-1-1994]
Except as otherwise provided for in this Article, when the Fire
Department of such a municipality or Fire Protection District responds
to a call for fire emergency, or emergency medical service in other
municipalities or Fire Protection Districts it shall, during the time
that its equipment and personnel are in such municipalities or Fire
Protection Districts, have the same status and be subject to and protected
by all of the laws and ordinances of such municipalities and Fire
Protection Districts that have application to such municipalities
and Fire Protection Districts.
[CC 1997 §12.26; Ord. No. 2565-94, 10-1-1994]
The Fire Departments of the municipalities and Fire Protection
Districts shall each maintain a communication service to be used exclusively
for the dispatch and receipt of emergency calls.
[CC 1997 §12.27; Ord. No. 2565-94, 10-1-1994]
This Article shall be for the benefit of any municipality and/or
Fire Protection District within St. Louis County, St. Charles County,
or the City of St. Louis, upon the enactment by any of those political
subdivisions of a substantially similar ordinance or other appropriate
legislation.
[CC 1997 §12.28; Ord. No. 2565-94, 10-1-1994]
In the event any word(s), phrases(s), sentence(s), paragraph(s),
or Section(s) contained and appearing in this Article shall be held
or declared to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitutional for any cause
or reason, then it is hereby declared that the remaining portions
and provisions of this Article shall be and remain unaffected thereby
and shall remain in full force and effect.
