REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: April 26, 2016 Report No. FIRE-16-002
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Chris Jancowski, Fire Chief
SUBJECT:
Title
Regional Tower Crane Rescue Services AgreementEnd
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Corporation of the Township of Esquimalt enter into a Regional Tower Crane Rescue Services Agreement with the Corporation of the District of Saanich and the Corporation of the City of Victoria for an additional five (5) year term commencing on May 1, 2016.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
This agreement is made under the authority granted within the Community Charter, Part 3, Division 1, and Section 23.
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
The renewal of the Tower Crane Rescue Services Agreement is supported by the Township's Operational Strategy to identify efficiencies between local and regional government.
BACKGROUND:
In 2011, the Township of Esquimalt signed an agreement with Saanich and Victoria allowing their respective fire departments to respond into Esquimalt to provide tower crane rescue to any contractors operating a tower crane within the Township. Although Esquimalt Fire has a mutual aid agreement for firefighting with Saanich and Victoria, it has been determined that tower crane rescue is a specialized service that does not fall within the scope of our mutual aid agreement, as it is not a service we can reciprocate.
ISSUES:
1. Rationale for Selected Option
Saanich and Victoria will be required to conduct an on-site inspection of any tower crane in the Township as part of the necessary pre-planning exercise. The associated costs for this pre-planning are paid for by the primary contractor responsible for the tower crane. Esquimalt Fire would receive a copy of this pre-planning and also conduct a site assessment, both which could be used when responding to a rescue incident in a support capacity.
We have a large percentage of members trained to the "operations" level of a rope rescue who would be u...
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