FY2015-14 Supporting the Alaska Line of Duty Death Task Force 1 Introduced by: KIB Assembly
2 Requested by: Fire Chief Himes
3 Drafted by: Fire Chief Mimes
Introduced on: 11/06/2014
4 Adopted on: 11106/2014
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7 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
8 RESOLUTION NO. FY2015-14
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10 A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK
11 ISLAND BOROUGH SUPPORTING THE ALASKA LINE OF
12 DUTY DEATH TASK FORCE
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14 WHEREAS, the Alaska Fire Chiefs Association, Alaska State Firefighters Association,
15 and the Alaska Fire Marshal's Office have established the Alaska Line of Duty Death Task
16 Force; and
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18 WHEREAS, First Responder Line of Duty Deaths have occurred and will occur any place
19 in Alaska; and
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21 WHEREAS, a First Responder Line of Duty Death in any community in Alaska is
22 comparable to a disaster; and
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24 WHEREAS, past incidents of Line of Duty Deaths have shown that no community in
25 Alaska is prepared to handle such an event; and
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27 WHEREAS, the Alaska Line of Duty Death Task Force will train First Responders
28 throughout the State of Alaska to respond and assist communities who have experienced a
29 Line of Duty Death.
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31 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
32 BOROUGH that we support the Alaska Line of Duty Death Task Force and the training of
33 members of the Kodiak Island Borough First Responders for the Task Force; and
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35 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly also supports the
36 deployment of trained Kodiak Island Borough First Responders in the event of a Line of
37 Duty Death in the State of Alaska.
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39 ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
40 THIS SIXTH OF NOVEMBER, 2014
41 KODIAK 1SLANIQA39,ROUGH
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45 J rol Frien 'Borough Mayor
46 ATTEST:
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50 N va M. Javier, MMC, Bo ugh Clerk
Kodiak Island Borough Resolution No. FY2015-14
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