2000-34 Consolidation of Emergency/Fire ServicesKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 2000 -34
Introduced by: Assemblymember Heinrichs
Requested & Kodiak Road System Fire
Drafted by: Protection District Task Force
Introduced: 11/02/2000
Adopted: 11/02/2000
A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
URGING THE FIRE PROTECTION AREA NO. 1 BOARD AND
THE WOMENS BAY SERVICE AREA BOARD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS
NECESSARY TO COMPLETE FUNCTIONAL CONSOLIDATION OF THE KODIAK
ISLAND ROAD SYSTEM EMERGENCY AND FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough and the City of Kodiak jointly appointed the
Kodiak Road System Fire Protection District Task Force in the spring of 1997 to
explore the formation of a unified fire and emergency services district that would serve
the entire Kodiak Island road system; and
WHEREAS, upon receipt of the Unified Road System Fire District Project Report from
the Kodiak Road System Fire Protection District Task Force, both governing bodies
agreed to fund a contract to have professional review and report of the possibilities of
consolidating fire and emergency services on the Kodiak Island road system; and
WHEREAS, a contract was entered into in 1999 with the Emergency Services
Consulting Group to study fire protection on the Kodiak Island road system; and
WHEREAS, that study evaluated the current system and, based on its finding,
prepared an operational fire protection model that will consolidate the existing fire
protection areas into one; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the study, the Kodiak Island, Alaska Regional Emergency
Service Strategies Report was delivered to the Kodiak Island Borough and the City of
Kodiak in the fall of 1999; and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island, Alaska Regional Emergency Service Strategies Report
contains a number of recommendations that could lead all fire departments on the
Kodiak Island road system to functional consolidation; and
WHEREAS, both political bodies established a Consolidated Fire Services Task Force
to review the Kodiak Island, Alaska Regional Emergency Service Strategies Report and
to recommend ways to begin the consolidation process for creating a single fire and
emergency services protection system for the Kodiak Island road system; and
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WHEREAS, one step towards this goal of one fire service is functional consolidation
which includes issues related to dispatch, training, equipment types, facilities, and
policies and procedures manuals within all three fire departments; and
WHEREAS, acknowledgment of the Kodiak Island, Alaska Regional Emergency Service
Strategies Report and its recommendations gives all three fire departments a clearer
understanding of the direction of the governing bodies as it pertains to creating a
consolidated fire and emergency services system;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH that the Fire Protection Area No. 1 Board and the Womens Bay Service
Area Board are urged to work in cooperation with the City of Kodiak Fire Department
to begin the process necessary to complete functional consolidation, and to further
participate in the planning process for consolidation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK
ISLAND BOROUGH that the following items will be considered in functional
consolidation:
ATTEST:
Standardization of policies and procedures for fire, rescue, and EMS services.
Standardization of firefighter and officer qualifications.
Integration of teaching curricula and programs, including scheduling and teacher
qualifications.
Standardization of equipment and terminology.
Implementation of a standard incident management system.
Other issues deemed necessary by the fire chiefs to accomplish functional
consolidation
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS SECOND DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2000
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
k (a 4� C( J
u(th A. Nielsen, cm orough Clerk
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
Gary L. S'-r' =ns, Borough Mayor
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