2017-139 Authorize the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Township of Oro-Medonte and The County of SimcoeThe Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
By -Law No. 2017-139
A By-law to Authorize the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) between The Township of Oro-Medonte, The County of Simcoe,
Participating Communities, and The City of Barrie
and to repeal By -Law No. 2011-023
Whereas the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, Section 20(1), as amended,
provides that a municipality may enter into an agreement with one or more
municipalities or local bodies, as defined in section 19, or a combination of both to
jointly provide, for their joint benefit, any matter which all of them have the power to
provide within their own boundaries
And Whereas the Municipal Act, 2001, S. 0. 2001, c.25, Section 224, as amended,
provides that it is the role of Council to ensure that administrative practices and
procedures are in place to implement the decisions of Council.
And Whereas the Council for The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte did
enact By -Law No. 2011-023 on February 2, 2011 enter into a Memorandum of
Understanding with The County of Simcoe, Participating Communities, The City of
Barrie and Barrie Police Service to establish and operate a chemical, biological,
radiological, nuclear, explosives (CBRNE) / hazardous materials (HAZMAT) incident
response team.
And Whereas the Council for The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
declared by Motion No. C1711.08-22, to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding
with The County of Simcoe, Participating Communities, and The City of Barrie to
Establish and Operate a Multi -Jurisdictional, Multi -Disciplinary Hazardous Materials
(HAZMAT) Incident Response Team.
Now Therefore the Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte hereby enacts as
follows:
That the Mayor and Deputy Clerk are hereby authorized to execute the
Memorandum of Understanding between The County of Simcoe,
Participating Communities, and The City of Barrie attached hereto as
Schedule "A" and forming part of this By -Law.
2. That By -Law No. 2011-023 be repealed in its entirety.
3. And That this by-law shall take effect on the final passing thereof.
By -Law Read a First, Second and Third time, and Passed this 8th day of
November, 2017.
The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
Clerk, Janette Teeter
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A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING MADE AS OF
September 1, 2017
TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A MULTI -JURISDICTIONAL, MULTI -DISCIPLINARY HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS (HAZMAT) INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM
BETWEEN:
THE COUNTY OF SIMCOE
("County')
AND
PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES:
Chippewas of Rama First Nation
City of Orillia
Township of Adjala-Tosorontio
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Township of Clearview
Town of Collingwood
Township of Essa
Town of Innisfil
Town of Midland
Town of New Tecumseth
Township of Oro-Medonte
Town of Penetanguishene
Township of Ramara
Township of Severn
Township of Springwater
Township of Tay
Township of Tiny
Town of Wasaga Beach
(„PSC„)
AND:
THE CITY OF BARRIE
WHEREAS:
• The County, Participating Communities, and the City of Barrie desire there to be a trained, multi-
disciplinary Hazmat Incident Response Team within Simcoe County available to respond to large-
scale or complex life threatening or environmental, natural, or human -caused hazardous materials
emergencies in the area.
• The Hazmat Incident Response Team will operate through a unified command system under the
direction of the Barrie Fire and Emergency Service Operations Sector Officer.
Overall incident command responsibility rests with the Requesting Participating Community (as
defined herein) having jurisdiction in the area of the Hazmat Incident.
NOW THEREFORE the Parties agree to as follows:
ARTICLE 1: DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions—In this Memorandum of Understanding:
"Barrie Fire and Emergency Service Hazmat Team" means personnel provided by the City of Barrie to the
Hazmat Incident Response Team, as set out in Schedule "B" in connection with one or more Incident(s).
"BFES" means Barrie Fire and Emergency Service.
"CANUTEC" means the Canadian Transport Emergency Centre operated by Transport Canada which
provides emergency response information and assistance on a 24-hour basis for responders to HAZMAT
Incidents.
"Hazmat Incident Response Team" means a Simcoe County multi -disciplinary team of fire, police, and
paramedic emergency responders as set out in Schedule "B" hereto with professional competencies of
NFPA 1072 and other areas of expertise to respond to large-scale or complex life or environmentally
threatening natural or human -caused hazardous materials emergencies in the area. Fire responders will
represent fire departments of all participating communities.
"Casualty Collection Point" means a point normally located in the transition area between the Hot and
Warm Zones, established for the triage and stabilization of patients.
"Hazmat Incident" means a large-scale or complex natural or human -caused hazardous materials
emergency or occurrence in the area, which poses a serious risk of harm to the health and safety of
persons, living things, or the natural environment.
"Hazmat Operating Manual" is a manual of operating guidelines prepared by the County HAZMAT
Working Group concerning the use of the Hazmat Incident Response Team, as amended from time to
time by the parties hereto (the "Parties").
"Cold Zone" means an area not contaminated by hazardous materials that normally contains the
incident command post and such other support functions as are deemed necessary to control the
Incident.
"Equipment" or "County -owned Equipment' unless the context requires otherwise, means equipment
owned and supplied by the County to the City of Barrie for use by the Hazmat Incident Response Team
in responding to an Incident pursuant to this Memorandum of Understanding.
"Georgian Central Ambulance Communications Centre" means the Ministry of Health and Long -Term
Care department responsible for the provision of public safety communications services to the County of
Simcoe Paramedic Services.
"HAZMAT Working Group" —the Team oversight group consisting of senior personnel representing the
primary response disciplines of emergency management, public health, paramedic services, and fire
services.
"HAZMAT Training Sub -Committee" — a sub -committee of the HAZMAT Working Group charged with the
development of all training and operational standards for the Team, consisting of technical experts from
emergency management, fire services, paramedic services, public health, and acute care.
"Hot Zone" means an area that is highly toxic due to the presence of hazardous materials which extends
far enough to prevent adverse effects of hazards to personnel outside the zone. Entering the "hot" zone
without appropriate personal protective equipment can be life threatening.
"Incident" where used in this Memorandum of Understanding shall have the same meaning as the term
"Hazmat Incident".
"Incident Command" means the senior personnel on scene, representing the Participating Community
having jurisdiction, responsible at all times for the overall direction and coordination of all activities at
the Incident site including the development of strategies and tactics and the ordering and release of
resources.
"NFPA" means the National Fire Protection Association, an international association that develops,
publishes, and disseminates consensus codes and standards intended to minimize the possibility and
effects of fire and other risks.
"NFPA 1072 operations level" means competency standards for all personnel responding to Hazmat
Incidents, including entry into the Warm Zone and/or Hot Zone for the purpose of implementing or
supporting actions to protect nearby persons, the environment, or property from the release of
hazardous materials emergencies in the area.
"NFPA 473 standards" means competency standards for emergency medical service personnel
responding to Hazmat Incidents, specifically covering the requirements for basic life support and
advanced life support in the pre -hospital setting.
"Participating Communities" mean geographic areas whose inhabitants are incorporated as a
municipality, or a First Nation Band, or a civilian fire service of a military establishment.
"Requesting Participating Community" means the Participating Community which requests activation of
the Hazmat Incident Response Team pursuant to this Agreement.
"Party" means any of the City of Barrie, the County, or any of the Participating Communities. "Parties"
shall mean all of them.
"Warm Zone" means the controlled transition zone between the Hot Zone and the Cold Zone, where
Hot Zone support, medical management of patients (if required) and the decontamination of individuals
and equipment takes place, and which requires the use of personal protective equipment.
1.2 Headings—The headings in this Memorandum of Understanding are for convenience only and
are not intended to modify or be used in the interpretation of this Memorandum of
Understanding.
1.3 Other Memoranda of Understanding — Subject to section 4.5 herein (Use of the Equipment),
this Memorandum of Understanding shall not prevent the City of Barrie from entering into
agreements with other municipalities to provide HAZMAT response services as an entity
separate from the HAZMAT Incident Response Team. The City shall be responsible, at its sole
expense, for the cost of any necessary repair or replacement of any Equipment that is damaged
while deployed by the City of Barrie as part of its own independently run emergency response
services. The County shall not be responsible for paying any costs, where the City of Barrie has
contracted or made arrangements allowing for its independent response services.
1.4 Conflict Schedule and Operating Manual — In the event of a conflict between the body of this
Memorandum of Understanding and Schedules "A", "B", "C" or "D" or the current edition of the
HAZMAT Operating Manual, the body of this Memorandum of Understanding shall take
precedence to the extent of the conflict.
1.5 Severability— If any term of this Memorandum of Understanding shall be held to be illegal,
invalid, unenforceable, null, void or inoperative by a court of competent jurisdiction, the
remaining terms shall remain in full force and effect.
1.6 Entire Agreement —This Memorandum of Understanding, including Schedules "A", "B", "C, and
"D" constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties, with respect to the establishment of a
HAZMAT Incident Response Team hereunder and supersedes any previous agreement whether
written or verbal.
ARTICLE 2: NOTICES
2.1 Notice —Any notice permitted or required to be given pursuant to this Memorandum of
Understanding shall be in writing and delivered personally, sent by facsimile transmission or by
registered mail to the contact persons at the following addresses:
To the City of Barrie:
Fire Chief City of Barrie
PO Box 400
Barrie, Ontario L4N 4T5
To the County:
Manager, 911 & Emergency Planning
County of Simcoe
1110 Highway 26
Midhurst, Ontario LOL 1X0
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To Participating Communities:
Fire Chief
Township of Adjala-Tosorontio
7855 30 Sideroad
Adjala, Ontario L911 1V1
Fire Chief
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
100 Dissette Street
Unit ?&8
P.O. Box 100
Bradford, Ontario L3Z 2A7
Fire Chief
Township of Clearview
Box 200
217 Gideon St.
Stayner, Ontario LOM 1SO
Fire Chief
Town of Collingwood
P.O. Box 157
97 Hurontario Street
Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z5
Fire Chief
Township of Essa
5786 County Road 21
Utopia, Ontario LOM 1T0
Fire Chief
Town of Innisfil
2101 Innisfil Beach Road
Innisfil, Ontario L9S 1A1
Fire Chief
Town of Midland
575 Dominion Avenue
Midland, Ontario L4R 1112
Fire Chief
Town of New Tecumseth
Box 910
10 Wellington Street East
Alliston, Ontario L9R 1A1
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Fire Chief
City of Orillia
50 Andrew Street South, Suite 300
Orillia, Ontario L3V 7T5
Fire Chief
Township of Oro-Medonte
148 Line 7 South
Oro, Ontario LOL 2X0
Fire Chief
Town of Penetanguishene
10 Robert Street West
PO Box 5009
Penetanguishene, Ontario L9M 2G2
Fire Chief
Chippewas of Rama First Nation
5884 Rama Road, Suite 200
Rama, Ontario LOK 1T0
Fire Chief
Township of Ramara
1651 Ethel Dr.
Brechin, ON (need PC)
Fire Chief
Township of Severn
P.O. Box 159
Orillia, Ontario L3V 6J3
Fire Chief
Township of Springwater
2231 Nursery Road
Minesing, Ontario LOL 1Y2
Fire Chief
Township of Tay
4987 Talbot Street
Port McNicoll, ON (need PC)
Fire Chief
Township of Tiny
130 Balm Beach Road West
Perkinsfield, Ontario LOL 2J0
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Fire Chief
Town of Wasaga Beach
30 Lewis Street
Wasaga Beach, Ontario L9Z 1A1
2.2 Notification of Change - Each Party shall provide the other Parties with written notification of
any changes to the address or contact information for a Party contained in section 2.1 herein
(Notice).
ARTICLE 3: ACTIVATING USE OF THE HAZMAT INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM
3.1 Except as otherwise indicated herein, activation of the Hazmat Incident Response Team will be
in accordance with the applicable operating guidelines set out in the Hazmat Operating Manual.
3.2 The Requesting Participating Community shall request the activation of the Hazmat Incident
Response Team by contacting Barrie Fire and Emergency Service (BFES) Communications by
radio or telephone to request activation of the team via the County Fire Coordinator. BFES shall
notify: County of Simcoe Paramedic Services via Georgian Central Ambulance Communications
Centre and the County of Simcoe Community Emergency Management Coordinator. County of
Simcoe Paramedic Services shall notify: Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, and the receiving
acute care facility. It shall be the responsibility of the Requesting Participating Community to
notify the Ontario Ministry of the Environment Spills Action Centre and/or any other agency as
required pursuant to current legislation.
3.3 All Participating Communities will have the privilege of requesting emergency assistance from
the Hazmat Incident Response Team. Participation in the Hazmat Incident Response Team is
voluntary and it is acknowledged that the ability to provide assistance may be limited by exigent
circumstances such as a Participating Community's own exigent circumstances or conditions.
3.4 Legal Relationship - In this Memorandum of Understanding nothing gives rise to an employment
relationship between any Parties hereto in respect of any Party's participation in or contribution
to the CBNRE/Hazmat Incident Response Team. The Parties hereto expressly acknowledge that
they are independent contractors and neither an agency, or partnership nor employer-
employee relationship is intended or created by this Memorandum of Understanding.
3.5 Contact Personnel - Each Participating Municipality will provide to the other Parties an updated
list of contact personnel, telephone numbers, fax numbers and emergency phone numbers.
3.6 Laws -All parties warrant that the HAZMAT Incident Response Team shall operate in compliance
with all federal, provincial or municipal laws or regulations, and the current editions of the
HAZMAT Operating Manual and NFPA 1072 and 473.
3.7 Indemnity — The Parties hereto, jointly and severally, shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the Requesting Participating Community and the City of Barrie, its officers, directors
and employees ("Indemnitees'), both during and following the term of this Agreement, from
and against any and all claims, demands, suits, losses, liabilities, damages, obligations,
payments, costs, fines and expenses and accrued interest thereon, including the costs and
expenses of, and accrued interest in respect of any and all actions, suits, proceedings,
assessments, judgments, awards, settlements and compromises relating thereto and reasonable
lawyers' fees and reasonable disbursements in connection therewith (each, an "Indemnifiable
Loss"), asserted against or suffered by any Indemnitee relating to, or in connection with, or
resulting from or arising out of any action or omission of the CBNRE/Hazmat Incident Response
Team, its employees, subcontractors, directors, officers, agents or authorized representatives,
including any of its subcontractors, consultants, agents or advisors, in connection with this
Memorandum of Understanding orthe response services provided hereunder, except which
such claims, demands, suits, losses, liabilities, damages, obligations, payments, costs, fines,
expenses, and interest are occasioned by the gross negligence of wilful default of the
Indemnitees.
ARTICLE 4: EQUIPMENT
4.1 Supply of Equipment —The City of Barrie shall supply their own HAZMAT response equipment.
Additional response equipment, owned by the County of Simcoe and in the care and control of
the Orillia Fire Department, may also be utilized at the discretion of the BFES Operations Chief.
The various equipment required by the HAZMAT Incident Response Team and to be supplied by
the Parties to the City of Orillia (in the case of County -owned Equipment) or in response to an
Incident, as the case may be, is set out in Schedule 'W'.
4.2 Maintenance of Equipment —The Cities of Barrie and Orillia shall be responsible for maintaining
and testing any County -owned Equipment placed under its custody and control in a state of
good repair and working order, and in compliance with the directions from the Orillia Fire
Department, the County or from the manufacturer of the Equipment. Any costs related to the
maintaining, testing and repairing of the Equipment will be paid for by the County, unless
otherwise indicated herein. The County will be responsible for the cost of annual maintenance
and repairs to County -owned equipment storage and deployment trailer.
4.3 Storage of Equipment—The City of Orillia shall be responsible for storing the County -owned
Equipment in a safe and secure environment, so as to protect it from theft and damage.
4.4 Insurance —The County shall be responsible for procuring and maintaining property insurance
coverage respecting the County -owned Equipment.
4.5 Defects in Equipment -The City of Orillia shall notify the County immediately on becoming
aware of any defects in the Equipment, which may render it unfit for use. The County shall
arrange to replace or repair defective Equipment as soon as possible on receiving notification
from the City of Orillia, provided that the damage or defects to the Equipment were, in the
opinion of the County, caused by the use of the Equipment fora purpose agreed to by the
County and the City of Orillia, or by the HAZMAT Incident Response Team as provided for in this
Memorandum of Understanding. The City of Orillia shall be solely responsible for repairing or
replacing damaged or defective Equipment at the City of Orillia's expense, where in the opinion
of the County, the damages or defects were caused by all other uses of the Equipment by the
City of Orillia, its officers, employees, agents or subcontractors.
4.6 Use of the Equipment—The City of Orillia may use the Equipment for any purpose consistent
with responding to an Emergency within the City of Orillia, provided that it is always available
for use when required by the HAZMAT Incident Response Team. Equipment used in this manner
will be repaired/replaced by the City of Orillia.
4.7 Title to Equipment —The County shall retain ownership of the County -owned Equipment at all
times. The City of Orillia shall return the Equipment to the County at the termination or
expiration of this Memorandum of Understanding, or at any other time, upon the request of the
County.
ARTICLE 5: TRAINING
5.1 The County shall assume annual costs for training and exercises described in Schedule "C"
hereto for all listed personnel of the HAZMAT Incident Response Team as set out in Schedule
"B" hereto, subject to the dollar amount limits approved by the County Council for such
purposes. Should the funds approved by County Council for training purposes be less than the
actual costs for training and exercise in any calendar year, the remaining unfunded costs are to
be shared on a pro rata basis by the City of Barrie and those Participating Communities whose
personnel receive such training in proportion to the number of personnel trained from each
such Party. The Training Sub -Committee of the County HAZMAT Working Group will arrange and
co-ordinate the scheduling of such training with third party vendors selected by the County, at
mutually agreeable times for all Parties.
5.2 Training Aids are to be considered a core component of technical training. The County of
Simcoe will bear the cost of training aids deemed by the Training Sub -Committee to be
necessary to carry out training of Hazmat personnel as identified within this agreement. It is
understood that as the Hazmat response program evolves, the need for training aids will also
evolve. Costs associated with their acquisition shall remain within the County of Simcoe's
Hazmat-related allocated budget. Training aids may be identified as equipment and/or
associated publications. All potential acquisitions shall be approved by the County of Simcoe's
Manager of 9-1-1 and Emergency Planning priorto purchase. All training equipment will be
incorporated into the annual inventory related to the Hazmat training trailer.
ARTICLE 6: PAYMENT
6.1 Payment of Costs —The Requesting Participating Community shall pay the City of Barrie and/or
the City of Orillia for all costs associated with the deployment of the Barrie Fire and Emergency
Service HAZMAT Team in response to a particular Hazmat Incident, where the Hazmat Incident
Response Team has been requested to be used by, or within the geographical limits of, the
Requesting Participating Community.
6.2 No Liability— Neither the County nor the Requesting Participating Community shall be liable to
any other Party hereto for any costs incurred by the City of Barrie and/or the City of Orillia or
any other Party in connection with the HAZMAT Incident Response Team, except to the extent
expressly permitted herein or in any subsisting Mutual Aid Agreement between the parties
concerned. The County and Requesting Participating Community shall not be liable for any costs
incurred by the City of Barrie pursuant to this Agreement upon the expiration or earlier
termination of this Memorandum of Understanding. No Party shall be responsible for any delay
or failure to perform its obligations under this Memorandum of Understanding where such
delay or failure is due to causes or circumstances beyond its control
6.3 Restrictions on Compensation —The City of Barrie and the City of Orillia warrants it shall not
apply to, or receive monies from, the Requesting Participating Community for costs for which it
has already been, or will be reimbursed by another organization, including another government,
or agency thereof. The City of Barrie shall be liable to return to the Requesting Participating
Community any monies it receives from the Requesting Participating Community in
contravention of this section. This section shall survive the expiry or termination of this
Memorandum of Understanding.
6.4 Invoices — The City of Barrie and/or the City of Orillia shall issue an invoice to the Requesting
Participating Community as set out in Schedule "D" for authorized costs incurred by the City of
Barrie as part of the Hazmat Incident Response Team pursuant to this Memorandum of
Understanding. Such invoice shall be issued within sixty (60) days from the date on which the
HAZMAT Incident Response Team ceases to be used in relation to an Incident, unless another
date is agreed to in writing by both parties. The City of Barrie shall supply the Requesting
Participating Community with reasonable documentation required by the Participating
Community in support of the invoice.
ARTICLE 7: TERM, TERMINATION AND AMENDMENTS
7.1 Term —This Memorandum of Understanding shall enter into force on the date first above
written and shall, subject to section 7.2 herein (Termination Clause), remain in effect until
December 31, 2022. Unless a Party gives written notice of termination to the other Parties at
least six (6) months prior to December 31, 2022, this Memorandum of Understanding shall be
automatically renewed for a five (5) year period on the same terms and conditions.
7.2 Termination clause — This Memorandum of Understanding may be terminated as it relates to
any Party hereto, at any time, upon such Party giving the other Parties six (6) months' written
notice.
7.3 Termination of this Memorandum of Understanding shall not relieve any Party, including the
Party invoking this termination clause, from any existing and outstanding obligation on its part
that was incurred pursuant to this Memorandum of Understanding prior to the date of
termination.
7.4 Amendments—Any changes to this Memorandum of Understanding and the current edition of
the HAZMAT Operating Manual, shall be in writing and shall be agreed to by the Parties before
taking effect.
8.1 Dispute Resolution — Subject to Article 7 (Term, Termination and Amendments) herein, if any
dispute arises between the Parties as to their respective rights and obligations under this
Memorandum of Understanding, the representatives of the Parties named in section 2.1 herein
(Notice) shall attempt to settle the dispute within fourteen (14) business days of the dispute
arising. If the representatives of the disputing Parties are unable to resolve the dispute within
fourteen (14) business days, the dispute shall be referred to the Fire Chief of the City of Barrie,
Fire Chief(s) of any involved Participating Communities, and the Director and Chief of County of
Simcoe Paramedic Services or one or more of their delegates for resolution.
8.2 Arbitration - In the event that mediation is not successful at resolving any dispute arising
between the Parties with regard to this Memorandum of Understanding, then the dispute shall
be resolved by in accordance with the Arbitration Act, 1991 (Ontario).
Arbitration proceedings shall be commenced by any Party desiring arbitration (the "Initiating
Party") giving notice to one or more Party(ies) (the "Responding Party(ies)") specifying the matter
in dispute and requesting that it be arbitrated. The Parties concerned shall attempt to agree upon
an arbitration procedure. If the parties cannot agree upon an arbitration procedure, the Initiating
Party shall, by written notice to the Responding Party, designate an arbitrator. The Responding
Party shall, within fifteen (15) days thereafter, be entitled to appoint an arbitrator by written
notice to the Initiating Party, and the two (2) arbitrators so appointed shall meet and select a third
arbitrator acceptable to both of them. If the Responding Party fails to appoint an arbitrator within
the fifteen (15) day period, then the arbitration will proceed before the arbitrator appointed by
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the Initiating Party who will act as a sole arbitrator. If the two (2) arbitrators so appointed are
unable to agree upon a third arbitrator, then the Initiating Party shall make an application to the
appropriate court pursuant to the Arbitration Act 1991 (Ontario) for the selection of a third
arbitrator, and the provisions of the Arbitration Act 1991 (Ontario) shall govern such selection.
The resulting arbitration panel shall thereupon proceed to hear the submissions of the Parties
concerned and shall render a decision within thirty (30) days after the appointment of the third
arbitrator, if applicable. The decision of a majority of the arbitration panel shall be deemed to be
the decision of the arbitration panel, and that decision shall be final and binding upon the parties
and not subject to appeal. The arbitration panel shall have the authority to assess the costs of the
arbitration panel against either or both of the parties; however, each Party concerned shall bear
its own witness and counsel fees.
ARTICLE 9: MEETINGS AND REPORTS
9.1 Annual Meeting—The representatives of the Parties (County HAZMAT Working Group) shall
meet at least once a year, or more frequently as they require, at a mutually agreed on location
to:
a) Review any use of the HAZMAT Incident Response Team;
b) Ensure that operating procedures, policies and strategies are current and consistent;
c) Review all reports provided by the City of Barrie under section 9.2 herein (Reports);
d) Discuss any amendments required to the HAZMAT Operating Manual; and
e) Anything else agreed upon by the Parties.
9.2 Reports —The City of Barrie shall be required to provide the County with a written report at
least once a year, or more frequently as the County requests containing:
a) By September 1 of each year, the Training Sub -Committee of the County HAZMAT Working
Group will provide an annual training plan for the following year to the County HAZMAT
Working Group
b) Training that the City of Barrie has provided to members of the HAZMAT Incident Response
Team;
c) An account of all occasions on which the HAZMAT Incident Response Team has been used;
d) Other events where there was use or reliance on the expertise or capability of the HAZMAT
Incident Response Team; or,
e) Anything else reasonably requested by the County.
ARTICLE 10: GENERAL
10.1 Records— Each Party shall keep and maintain all records, reports, invoices and other documents
relating to the use of the HAZMAT Team, the equipment, the training and all costs incurred by
such Party under this Memorandum of Understanding, in a manner consistent with generally
accepted accounting principles and clerical practices, and shall maintain such records and keep
them available for review by the County and PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES and their agents for
a period in keeping with each community's own retention schedule from the date this
Memorandum of Understanding expires or is terminated. The County and PARTICIPATING
COMMUNITIES shall be able to inspect and to request a copy of any and all such records,
invoices or other documents, as the case may be, for any purpose including the completion of
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an audit, on providing five (5) business days' notice to the City of Barrie. This clause shall survive
the termination or expiry of this Memorandum of Understanding.
10.2 Confidential Information —The Parties agree that except where required by law, or for the
purpose of performing duties or obligations under this Memorandum of Understanding, no
Party shall directly or indirectly disclose, destroy, exploit or use, either during or after the term
of this Memorandum of Understanding, any confidential information belonging to the other
Party, unless the other Party has provided their written consent. The Parties further agree that
when this Memorandum of Understanding terminates or expires, they shall return all
confidential information belonging to any other Party.
10.3 Media — Each Party agrees that at no time shall it directly or indirectly communicate with the
media in relation to this Memorandum of Understanding or any monies provided under the
authority of this Memorandum of Understanding unless first providing written notice to the
other Parties. The Parties shall further not publicize or issue any publications related to this
Memorandum of Understanding unless they first notify the other parry in writing.
10.4 No Waiver — The failure of the Parties to enforce at any time any of the provisions of this
Memorandum of Understanding or any of its rights in respect thereto or to insist upon strict
adherence to any term of this Memorandum of Understanding shall not be considered to be a
waiver of such provision, right or term or in any way affect the validity of this Memorandum of
Understanding.
ARTICLE 11: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The roles and responsibilities of each Party with respect to any Hazmat Incident in which they
are involved pursuant to this Memorandum of Understanding are outlined below:
11.1 Emergency Management Simcoe County
a) Lead and facilitate the County HAZMAT Working Group and the Training Sub -Committee to
foster the ongoing development of the team, consistent with evolving operational and
training needs
b) Coordinate post -Incident analysis and continuous improvement of the response capabilities
of the HAZMAT Incident Response Team
c) Provide operational policy development leadership and administration support
d) Provide Initial capital investment and provide ongoing financial support to maintain County -
owned HAZMAT equipment and to support annual training of Incident Response Team
members
e) Provide ongoing operational coordination of training, as required
f) Provide annual exercise development support
11.2 City of Barrie
a) Barrie Fire and Emergency Service (BFES), upon arrival at an incident will assume complete
control of the Hot Zones and Warm Zones at the scene. Entry to these zones will be at the
sole discretion of BFES. Each Party hereto shall ensure that none of its employees, agents,
representatives, or subcontractors, enters such zones without the approval of BFES upon
their arrival.
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11.3 Participating Community
a) Recognize the nature of the Incident at level pursuant to NFPA 1072 as determined by the
HAZMAT Working Group, take reasonable steps to identify the product involved, provide
initial isolation and protection of the site, consult CANUTEC, determine the need for the
Barrie Fire and Emergency Service HAZMAT Team, and if a need is identified, provide them
with appropriate information about the product and nature of the incident. To fulfill this
responsibility, participating communities will ensure that ALL firefighters in their employ will
be qualified to the current NFPA 1072 standards as confirmed by the HAZMAT Working
Group.
b) Provide an Incident Commander working within the Incident Command System to provide,
subject to Article 11.1 herein, overall command of the Incident, working jointly with the
Operations Sector Officer from the Barrie Fire and Emergency Service HAZMAT Team and
the on -scene commanders of other responding agencies
c) All responders on -scene will have NFPA 1072 awareness -level training and two of these will
provide administrative and operational support to the HAZMAT Incident Commander.
d) With the assistance of the County Fire Coordinator, muster the required number (standard
is ten) of NFPA 1072 operations -level personnel from among the Participating Communities,
with priority given to those Participating Communities within the appropriate zone(s), to
assist the Barrie Fire and Emergency Service HAZMAT Team with decontamination
processes;
e) Report Incident to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment Spills Action Centre and, once
incident has been mitigated, arrange for clean-up of the contaminant(s) through
appropriate agencies;
f) Each participating community must participate in annual training as set out by the HAZMAT
Working Group. Each participating community will make their training records available to
the HAZMAT Training Sub -Committee as requested.
11.4 County of Simcoe Paramedic Services
a) Responsible for responding to all potential or confirmed hazardous materials or HAZMAT
Incidents at a minimum NFPA 1072 awareness -level response. Recognize the nature of the
Incident and determine the medical needs and resources required. Coordinate these
requests at the Incident site and establish communications with area hospitals, health unit,
and other health agencies as required.
b) Subject to operational exigencies, provide HAZMAT-trained Paramedics as part of the
Incident Response Unit deployment to provide advanced hazardous materials life support
and medical oversight to patients and allied responders involved in the emergency. The
Incident Response Unit will consist of a minimum of two NFPA 1072 IFSAC certified
operations -level Paramedics.
c) Subjectto operational exigencies, provide a minimum of one Platoon Supervisorto work
within the Incident Command System at the Unified Command Level with direct support
from one NFPA 1072 technician and Incident command -level Platoon Supervisor.
d) Provide medical pre -entry and post -entry assessments of emergency responders and other
workers required to don personal protective equipment and/or enter contaminated
environments. Recommendations based on these medical assessments will be made
through the Incident Command Structure.
e) Subject to operational exigencies, provide one hazmat-trained, NFPA 1072 operations -level
Paramedic to the Planning Section to perform Incident evaluation and research and in
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consultation with the local Medical Officer of Health, to determine and provide direction on
decontamination and patient management requirements to Incident Command.
f) Under the direction of the Incident Commander, NFPA 1072 operations -level Paramedics
will establish a Casualty Collection Point inside the Warm Zone to perform patient
stabilization and triage for patients requiring decontamination. County of Simcoe
Paramedic Services will utilize Ministry of Health, Provincial Directives and the CBRNE
Emergency Health Response and Patient Care Guidelines for the County of Simcoe for
medical management of patients in HAZMAT Incidents or emergencies. See Figure 1.
g) Provide post decontamination medical management and disposition of patients once
released to the Cold Zone.
h) On request from Incident Command, assist allied agencies where resources permit with
decontamination and hazardous materials management based on NFPA 1072 operations
level and NFPA 473 standards.
11.5 Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
a) Assess health effects of an agent on potentially contaminated individuals and first
responders, provide surveillance and case management for those exposed
b) Working with County of Simcoe Paramedic Services, determine need for and method of
decontamination of exposed individuals
c) Conduct on-going community surveillance and case management for potentially exposed
individuals
d) Assess and conduct environmental and public health risk assessments
e) Liaise with appropriate agencies for environmental surety
f) Restricted to Cold Zone operations
IN WITNESS WHEREOF each of the Parties hereto have executed the Memorandum of
Understanding effective as of the date first above written. This Memorandum of Understanding
may be executed in several counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an
original, and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument and
notwithstanding their date of execution shall be deemed to bear date as of the date first above
written. An executed copy of this Memorandum of Understanding may be delivered by any party
by facsimile.
THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF SIMCOE
Date: day of 2017
Title: Clerk
Date: day of 2017
Title: Warden
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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BARRIE
Date:
day of
2017
Title: Clerk
Date:
day of
2017
Title: Mayor
PARTICPATING COMMUNITIES:
TOWNSHIP OF ADJALA-TOSORONTIO
Date:
day of
2017
Title: Clerk
Date:
day of
, 2017
Title: Mayor
TOWN OF BRADFORD WEST GWILLIMBURY
Date: day of , 2017
Title: Clerk
Date: day of 2017
Title: Mayor
TOWNSHIP OF CLEARVIEW
Date: day of 2017
Title: Clerk
Date: day of , 2017
Title: Mayor
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TOWN OF COLLINGWOOD
Title: Clerk
Title: Mayor
TOWNSHIP OF ESSA
Title: Clerk
Title: Mayor
TOWN OF INNISFIL
Title: Clerk
Title: Mayor
TOWN OF MIDLAND
Title: Clerk
Title: Mayor
Date: day of 2017
Date: day of 2017
Date: day of 2017
Date: day of 2017
Date:
day
of
2017
Date:
day
of
2017
Date:
day
of
2017
Date:
day
of
2017
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TOWN OF NEW TECUMSETH
Title: Clerk
Title: Mayor
CITY OF ORILLIA
Title: Clerk
Title: Mayor
TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE
TOWN OF PENETANGUISHENE
Title: Clerk
Title: Mayor
Date: day of 2017
Date: day of 2017
Date: day of 2017
Date: day of 2017
Date: p day of 2017
Date: '7N day of 2017
Date:
day
of
2017
Date:
day
of
2017
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CHIPPEWAS OF RAMA FIRST NATION
Date: day of , 2017
Title: First Nation Manager
Date: day of 2017
Title: Band Chief
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Date: day of 2017
Title: Clerk
Date: day of 2017
Title: Mayor
TOWNSHIP OF SEVERN
Title: Clerk
Title: Mayor
TOWNSHIP OF SPRINGWATER
Title: Clerk
Title: Mayor
Date: day of 2017
Date: day of 2017
Date: day of 2017
Date: day of 2017
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TOWNSHIP OF TAY
Title: Clerk
Title: Mayor
TOWNSHIP OF TINY
Title: Clerk
Title: Mayor
TOWN OF WASAGA BEACH
Title: Clerk
Title: Mayor
Date: day of 2017
Date: day of 2017
Date: day of 2017
Date: day of 2017
Date: day of 2017
Date: day of 2017
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SCHEDULE"A"
EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES
Attached to and forming part of the Memorandum of Understanding between THE CORPORATION
OF THE COUNTY OF SIMCOE AND PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES
AND
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BARRIE
EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY OF SIMCOE
As identified in the County of Simcoe HAZMAT Equipment Inventory:
a) Equipment deemed by the Barrie Fire and Emergency Service (BFES) to be appropriate for the
decontamination of HAZMAT-exposed patients and personnel; and that will meet the
decontamination standards as set out in the NFPA 1072 Hazardous Materials Response Standard;
b) HAZMAT-specific personal protective equipment (PPE), excluding self-contained breathing
apparatus, deemed by the BFES to be appropriate for personnel required to enter any contaminated
area; and that will meet the PPE standards as set out in the NFPA 1072 Hazardous Materials
Response Standard
c) Other HAZMAT response equipment as appropriate
d) Trailer for the storage and transportation of equipment referred to in section I, sub -sections (a), (b)
and (c) as above
e) While this Memorandum of Understanding is in force, the equipment specified in Schedule "A",
section I, sub -sections (a), (b), (c) and (d) as above: will be in the care and control of BFES and
maintenance, replacement, storage and rights of ownership issues will be dispensed pursuant to
Article 4 (Equipment), of this Memorandum; and, the County reserves the right to inspect and
inventory the equipment as operational requirements dictate.
f) Pursuant to Schedule "B" (Personnel Provided by the Parties) of this Memorandum, accountability
identification for all verified members of the HAZMAT Incident Response Team
g) Pursuant to Article 1, section 1.3 of this Memorandum, in the event that the City of Barrie or City of
Orillia uses the County -owned Equipment and storage trailer for any purpose not related to the
deployment of the Hazmat Incident Response Team, the City that used the equipment shall be liable
for all related maintenance, repair and/or replacement costs of said Equipment and trailer.
II. EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF BARRIE
a) Certified self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), excluding individually -fitted masks, for HAZMAT
Incident Response Team members from County of Simcoe Paramedic Services, as operational
requirements dictate;
b) Other BFES equipment required by the nature of the incident as determined by the BFES Operations
Sector Officer.
III. EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF ORILLIA
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a) An apparatus to transport the County -owned HAZMAT trailer and equipment to the incident;
b) Other apparatus necessary to transport personnel to the incident.
IV. EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY THE PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY / ZONE FIRE SERVICE(S)
a) Service -specific response equipment appropriate to the nature of the Incident and pursuant to the
relevant community profile identified in the Simcoe County Mutual Aid Program
V. EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY COUNTY OF SIMCOE PARAMEDIC SERVICES
a) Service -specific response equipment appropriate to the nature of the incident
b) Individually- fitted face masks compatible with Barrie Fire and Emergency Service self contained
breathing apparatus
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SCHEDULE "B"
PERSONNEL PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES
Attached to and forming part of the Memorandum of Understanding between THE CORPORATION
OF THE COUNTY OF SIMCOE AND PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES
AND
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BARRIE
Provision of the following personnel will be subject to the operational exigencies of each Party at the
time of the activation of the HAZMAT Incident Response Team and the personnel requested by the
Incident Commander in consultation with the Barrie Fire Services Operations Chief:
PERSONNEL PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF BARRIE
a) A HAZMAT Team provided by the City of Barrie consists of personnel trained, equipped and
responding on appropriate municipal responding vehicles. The number of responding personnel will
be determined by the nature of the incident in consultation between the City of Barrie and
Requesting Communities.
II. PERSONNEL PROVIDED BY THE PARTICPATING COMMUNITY / ZONE
a) Ten fire service personnel trained per the specifications noted In Section 11.2.
III. PERSONNEL PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY OF SIMCOE PARAMEDIC SERVICES
a) Two paramedic personnel trained to the NFPA 1072 Operations Level
b) One paramedic supervisor trained to the NFPA 1072 Technician Level
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SCHEDULE IV
TRAINING COSTS
Attached to and forming part of the Memorandum of Understanding between THE CORPORATION
OF THE COUNTY OF SIMCOE AND PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES
AND
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BARRIE
Annual Training Costs
a) Pursuant to Article 5 of this Memorandum, the County will include in its annual operating
budget an amount to contribute to the training and exercise program of the HAZMAT Incident
Response Team. To the extent County Council approves to fund less than the full cost of
training and exercises forthe Incident Response Team in any calendaryear, the unfunded
balance of the costs will be shared on a pro rata basis by other Parties in proportion to the
number of personnel trained from each such Party.
b) The training and exercise program development and implementation will be coordinated by the
Training Sub -Committee of the Simcoe County HAZMAT Working Group in consultation with the
Simcoe County Fire Chiefs Administration Group, and County of Simcoe Paramedic Services. All
costs associated with training for which County financial support is sought must be approved in
writing by the County prior to training or exercises taking place.
II. CONSUMABLES USED DURING TRAINING
a) Consumables (defined as including Level A and B suits, duct and chemtape, one-time use
HAZMAT kits, water, food, and ice, but not including Equipment) shall be replaced by the County
of Simcoe if agreed upon by the Parties at the planning session held in advance of training.
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SCHEDULE "D"
COST RECOVERY RATES
Attached to and forming part of the Memorandum of Understanding between THE CORPORATION
OF THE COUNTY OF SIMCOE AND PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES
AND
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BARRIE
CITY OF BARRIE COST RECOVERY RATES
a) A Hazmat Team provided by the City of Barrie consists of personnel trained, equipped and
responding on appropriate municipal responding vehicles. The number of responding personnel
will be determined by the nature of the incident in consultation between the City of Barrie and
requesting communities. The requesting PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY will reimburse the City of
Barrie for the salaries, benefits and overhead of personnel trained to the NFPA 1072 standard as
required. Costs related to personnel and apparatus will be pursuant to the current City of Barrie
Fees and Services By-law. Additional costs for City of Barrie equipment used shall also be subject
to cost recovery. The requesting community, upon approval of the City of Barrie's invoice, will
immediately submit it for payment.
b) The requesting PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY shall, additionally, reimburse the City of Barrie for
in -filling or 'call-in' costs incurred by the City of Barrie resulting from replacing Hazmat Team
members who have been deployed pursuant to this Memorandum.
a) Pursuant to the Ontario Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19 and its regulations,
costs incurred by Participating Communities related to a response to a hazardous materials
incident may be recoverable from the person or entity liable for the spill.
b) Additional hazardous materials response resources may be available through the Province of
Ontario. Priorto a request for said resources by a PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY, consideration
should be given to the need for a local Declaration of Emergency pursuant to the Ontario
Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act.
III. COST RECOVERY CITY OF ORILLIA
a) The team provided from the City of Orillia consists of personnel familiar with and trained
to deploy equipment carried in the County Hazardous Material response trailer. Individuals
will be trained to a minimum of NFPA 1072 Operations as set out in the current Memorandum
of Understanding. The number of responding personnel will be determined by the
operational readiness of the department to a maximum of two personnel. The requesting
PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY will reimburse the City of Orillia for the salaries, benefits and
overhead of responding personnel as pursuant to the current collective agreement with the
City of Orillia and its Professional Fire Fighters Local 1100. Cost associated with apparatus will
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be as per the City of Ori Ilia's Fees By-Law and will be charged out at the current MTO rate per
vehicle per hour.
b) The requesting PARTICPATING COMMUNITY shall additionally reimburse the City
of Orillia for calling back fire fighters to replace positions vacated by the responding
personnel as per the Memorandum of Understanding. All costs will be pursuant to
the current collective agreement with the City of Orillia and its Professional Fire
Fighters Local 1100.
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A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING MADE AS OF
September 1, 2017
TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A MULTI -JURISDICTIONAL, MULTI -DISCIPLINARY HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS (HAZMAT) INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM
BETWEEN:
THE COUNTY OF SIMCOE
("County")
AND
PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES:
Chippewas of Rama First Nation
City of Orillia
Township of Adjala-Tosorontio
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Township of Clearview
Town of Collingwood
Township of Essa
Town of Innisfil
Town of Midland
Town of New Tecumseth
Township of Oro-Medonte
Town of Penetanguishene
Township of Ramara
Township of Severn
Township of Springwater
Township of Tay
Township of Tiny
Town of Wasaga Beach
("P/C")
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THE CITY OF BARRIE
WHEREAS:
The County, Participating Communities, and the City of Barrie desire there to be a trained, multi-
disciplinary Hazmat Incident Response Team within Simcoe County available to respond to large-
scale or complex life threatening or environmental, natural, or human -caused hazardous materials
emergencies in the area. THIS PHOTOCOPY IS ATRUE COPY OF
THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT WHICH HAS NOT
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Andrea Fay, Deputy Clerk
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The Hazmat Incident Response Team will operate through a unified command system under the
direction of the Barrie Fire and Emergency Service Operations Sector Officer.
• Overall Incident command responsibility rests with the Requesting Participating Community (as
defined herein) having jurisdiction in the area of the Hazmat incident.
NOW THEREFORE the Parties agree to as follows:
ARTICLE 1: DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions — In this Memorandum of Understanding:
"Barrie Fire and Emergency Service Hazmat Team" means personnel provided by the City of Barrie to the
Hazmat Incident Response Team, as set out in Schedule "B" in connection with one or more Incident(s).
"BFES" means Barrie Fire and Emergency Service.
"CANUTEC means the Canadian Transport Emergency Centre operated by Transport Canada which
provides emergency response information and assistance on a 24-hour basis for responders to HAZMAT
Incidents.
"Hazmat Incident Response Team" means a Simcoe County multi -disciplinary team of fire, police, and
paramedic emergency responders as set out in Schedule "B" hereto with professional competencies of
NFPA 1072 and other areas of expertise to respond to large-scale or complex life or environmentally
threatening natural or human -caused hazardous materials emergencies in the area. Fire responders will
represent fire departments of all participating communities.
"Casualty Collection Point" means a point normally located in the transition area between the Hot and
Warm Zones, established for the triage and stabilization of patients.
"Hazmat Incident" means a large-scale or complex natural or human -caused hazardous materials
emergency or occurrence in the area, which poses a serious risk of harm to the health and safety of
persons, living things, or the natural environment.
"Hazmat Operating Manual" is a manual of operating guidelines prepared by the County HAZMAT
Working Group concerning the use of the Hazmat Incident Response Team, as amended from time to
time by the parties hereto (the "Parties").
"Cold Zone" means an area not contaminated by hazardous materials that normally contains the
incident command post and such other support functions as are deemed necessary to control the
Incident.
"Equipment' or "County -owned Equipment' unless the context requires otherwise, means equipment
owned and supplied by the County to the City of Barrie for use by the Hazmat Incident Response Team
in responding to an, incident.pursuantto this Memorandum of Understanding.
"Georgian Central Ambulance Communications Centre" means the Ministry of Health and Long -Term
Care department responsible for the provision of public safety communications services to the County of
Simcoe Paramedic Services.
"HAZMAT Working Group"— the Team oversight group consisting of senior personnel representing the
primary response disciplines of emergency management, public health, paramedic services, and fire
services.
"HAZMAT Training Sub -Committee" —a sub -committee of the HAZMAT Working Group charged with the
development of all training and operational standards for the Team, consisting of technical experts from
emergency management, fire services, paramedic services, public health, and acute care.
"Hot Zone" means an area that is highly toxic due to the presence of hazardous materials which extends
far enough to prevent adverse effects of hazards to personnel outside the zone. Entering the "hot" zone
without appropriate personal protective equipment can be life threatening.
"Incident" where used in this Memorandum of Understanding shall have the same meaning as the term
"Hazmat Incident".
"Incident Command" means the senior personnel on scene, representing the Participating Community
having jurisdiction, responsible at all times for the overall direction and coordination of all activities at
the Incident site including the development of strategies and tactics and the ordering and release of
resources.
"NFPA" means the National Fire Protection Association, an international association that develops,
publishes, and disseminates consensus codes and standards intended to minimize the possibility and
effects of fire and other risks.
"NFPA 1072 operations level" means competency standards for all personnel responding to Hazmat
Incidents, including entry into the Warm Zone and/or Hot Zone for the purpose of implementing or
supporting actions to protect nearby persons, the environment, or property from the release of
hazardous materials emergencies in the area.
"NFPA 473 standards" means competency standards for emergency medical service personnel
responding to Hazmat Incidents, specifically covering the requirements for basic life support and
advanced life support in the pre -hospital setting.
"Participating Communities" mean geographic areas whose inhabitants are incorporated as a
municipality, or a First Nation Band, or a civilian fire service of a military establishment.
"Requesting Participating Community" means the Participating Community which requests activation of
the Hazmat Incident Response Team pursuant to this Agreement.
"Party" means any of the City of Barrie, the County, or any of the Participating Communities. "Parties"
shall mean all of them.
"Warm Zone" means the controlled transition zone between the Hot Zone and the Cold Zone, where
Hot Zone support, medical management of patients (if required) and the decontamination of individuals
and equipment takes place, and which requires the use of personal protective equipment.
1.2 Headings —The headings in this Memorandum of Understanding are for convenience only and
are not intended to modify or be used in the interpretation of this Memorandum of
Understanding.
1.3 Other Memoranda of Understanding — Subject to section 4.5 herein (Use of the Equipment),
this Memorandum of Understanding shall not prevent the City of Barrie from entering into
agreements with other municipalities to provide HAZMAT response services as an entity
separate from the HAZMAT Incident Response Team. The City shall be responsible, at its sole
expense, for the cost of any necessary repair or replacement of any Equipment that is damaged
while deployed by the City of Barrie as part of its own independently run emergency response
services. The County shall not be responsible for paying any costs, where the City of Barrie has
contracted or made arrangements allowing for its independent response services.
1.4 Conflict Schedule and Operating Manual — In the event of a conflict between the body of this
Memorandum of Understanding and Schedules "A", "B", "C" or' D" or the current edition of the
HAZMAT Operating Manual, the body of this Memorandum of Understanding shall take
precedence to the extent of the conflict.
1.5 Severability— If any term of this Memorandum of Understanding shall be held to be illegal,
invalid, unenforceable, null, void or inoperative by a court of competent jurisdiction, the
remaining terms shall remain In full force and effect.
1.6 Entire Agreement —This Memorandum of Understanding, including Schedules "A", "B", "C",and
"D" constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties, with respect to the establishment of a
HAZMAT Incident Response Team hereunder and supersedes any previous agreement whether
written or verbal.
ARTICLE 2: NOTICES
2.1 Notice — Any notice permitted or required to be given pursuant to this Memorandum of
Understanding shall be in writing and delivered personally, sent by facsimile transmission or by
registered mail to the contact persons at the following addresses:
To the City of Barrie:
Fire Chief City of Barrie
PO Box 400
Barrie, Ontario L4N 4TS
To the County:
Manager, 911 & Emergency Planning
County of Simcoe
1110 Highway 26
Midhurst, Ontario LOL 1X0
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To Participating Communities:
Fire Chief
Township of Adjala-Tosorontio
7855 30 Sideroad
Adjala, Ontario 1-911 1V1
Fire Chief
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
100 Dissette Street
Unit 7 & 8
P.O. Box 100
Bradford, Ontario L3Z 2A7
Fire Chief
Township of Clearview
Box 200
217 Gideon St.
Stayner, Ontario LOM 150
Fire Chief
Town of Collingwood
P.O. Box 157
97 Hurontario Street
Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z5
Fire Chief
Township of Essa
5786 County Road 21
Utopia, Ontario LOM 1T0
Fire Chief
Town of Innisfil
2101 Innisfil Beach Road
Innisfil, Ontario L9S IA1
Fire Chief
Town of Midland
575 Dominion Avenue
Midland, Ontario WR 1112
Fire Chief
Town of New Tecumseth
Box 910
10 Wellington Street East
Alliston, Ontario L9R IA1
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Fire Chief
City of Orillia
50 Andrew Street South, Suite 300
Orillia, Ontario L3V 7T5
Fire Chief
Township of Oro-Medonte
148 Line 7 South
Oro, Ontario LOL 2X0
Fire Chief
Town of Penetanguishene
10 Robert Street West
PO Box 5009
Penetanguishene, Ontario L9M 2G2
Fire Chief
Chippewas of Rama First Nation
5884 Rama Road, Suite 200
Rama, Ontario LOK 1T0
Fire Chief
Township of Ramara
1651 Ethel Dr.
Brechin, ON (need PC)
Fire Chief
Township of Severn
P.O. Box 159
Orillia, Ontario UV 613
Fire Chief
Township of Springwater
2231 Nursery Road
Minesing, Ontario LOL 1Y2
Fire Chief
Township of Tay
4987 Talbot Street
Port McNicoll, ON (need PC)
Fire Chief
Township of Tiny
130 Balm Beach Road West
Perkinsfield, Ontario LOL 2J0
1.1
Fire Chief
Town of Wasaga Beach
30 Lewis Street
Wasaga Beach, Ontario L9Z 1A1
2.2 Notification of Change - Each Party shall provide the other Parties with written notification of
any changes to the address or contact information for a Parry contained in section 2.1 herein
(Notice).
ARTICLE 3: ACTIVATING USE OF THE HAZMAT INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM
3.1 Except as otherwise indicated herein, activation of the Hazmat Incident Response Team will be
in accordance with the applicable operating guidelines set out in the Hazmat Operating Manual.
3.2 The Requesting Participating Community shall request the activation of the Hazmat Incident
Response Team by contacting Barrie Fire and Emergency Service (BFES) Communications by
radio or telephone to request activation of the team via the County Fire Coordinator. BFES shall
notify: County of Simcoe Paramedic Services via Georgian Central Ambulance Communications
Centre and the County of Simcoe Community Emergency Management Coordinator. County of
Simcoe Paramedic Services shall notify: Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, and the receiving
acute care facility. It shall be the responsibility of the Requesting Participating Community to
notify the Ontario Ministry of the Environment Spills Action Centre and/or any other agency as
required pursuant to current legislation.
3.3 All Participating Communities will have the privilege of requesting emergency assistance from
the Hazmat Incident Response Team. Participation in the Hazmat Incident Response Team is
voluntary and it is acknowledged that the ability to provide assistance may be limited by exigent
circumstances such as a Participating Community's own exigent circumstances or conditions.
3.4 Legal Relationship - In this Memorandum of Understanding nothing gives rise to an employment
relationship between any Parties hereto in respect of any Party's participation in or contribution
to the CBNRE/Hazmat Incident Response Team. The Parties hereto expressly acknowledge that
they are independent contractors and neither an agency, or partnership nor employer -
employee relationship is intended or created by this Memorandum of Understanding.
3.5 Contact Personnel - Each Participating Municipality will provide to the other Parties an updated
list of contact personnel, telephone numbers, fax numbers and emergency phone numbers.
3.6 Laws - All parties warrant that the HAZMAT Incident Response Team shall operate in compliance
with all federal, provincial or municipal laws or regulations, and the current editions of the
HAZMAT Operating Manual and NFPA 1072 and 473.
3.7 Indemnity— The Parties hereto, jointly and severally, shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the Requesting Participating Community and the City of Barrie, its officers, directors
and employees ("Indemnitees"), both during and following the term of this Agreement, from
and against any and all claims, demands, suits, losses, liabilities, damages, obligations,
payments, costs, fines and expenses and accrued interest thereon, including the costs and
expenses of, and accrued interest in respect of any and all actions, suits, proceedings,
assessments, judgments, awards, settlements and compromises relating thereto and reasonable
lawyers' fees and reasonable disbursements in connection therewith (each, an "Indemnifrable
Loss"), asserted against or suffered by any indemnitee relating to, or in connection with, or
resulting from or arising out of any action or omission of the CBNRE/Hazmat Incident Response
Team, its employees, subcontractors, directors, officers, agents or authorized representatives,
including any of its subcontractors, consultants, agents or advisors, in connection with this
Memorandum of Understanding or the response services provided hereunder, except which
such claims, demands, suits, losses, liabilities, damages, obligations, payments, costs, fines,
expenses, and interest are occasioned by the gross negligence of wilful default of the
Indemnitees.
ARTICLE 4: EQUIPMENT
4.1 Supply of Equipment— The City of Barrie shall supply their own HAZMAT response equipment.
Additional response equipment, owned by the County of Simcoe and in the care and control of
the Orillia Fire Department, may also be utilized at the discretion of the BFES Operations Chief.
The various equipment required by the HAZMAT Incident Response Team and to be supplied by
the Parties to the City of Orillia (in the case of County -owned Equipment) or in response to an
Incident, as the case may be, is set out in Schedule 'A' .
4.2 Maintenance of Equipment —The Cities of Barrie and Orillia shall be responsible for maintaining
and testing any county -awned Equipment placed under its custody and control in a state of
good repair and working order, and in compliance with the directions from the Orillia Fire
Department, the County or from the manufacturer of the Equipment. Any costs related to the
maintaining, testing and repairing of the Equipment will be paid for by the County, unless
otherwise indicated herein. The County will be responsible for the cost of annual maintenance
and repairs to County -owned equipment storage and deployment trailer.
4.3 Storage of Equipment— The City of Orillia shall be responsible for storing the County -owned
Equipment in a safe and secure environment, so as to protect it from theft and damage.
4.4 insurance —The County shall be responsible for procuring and maintaining property insurance
coverage respecting the County -owned Equipment.
4.5 Defects in Equipment - The City of Orillia shall notify the County immediately on becoming
aware of any defects in the Equipment, which may render it unfit for use. The County shall
arrange to replace or repair defective Equipment as soon as possible on receiving notification
from the City of Orillia, provided that the damage or defects to the Equipment were, in the
opinion of the County, caused by the use of the Equipment for a purpose agreed to by the
County and the City of Orillia, or by the HAZMAT Incident Response Team as provided for in this
Memorandum of Understanding. The City of Orillia shall be solely responsible for repairing or
replacing damaged or defective Equipment at the City of Orillia's expense, where in the opinion
of the County, the damages or defects were caused by all other uses of the Equipment by the
City of Orillia, its officers, employees, agents or subcontractors.
4.6 Use of the Equipment —The City of Orillia may use the Equipment for any purpose consistent
with responding to an Emergency within the City of Oriliia, provided that it is always available
for use when required by the HAZMAT Incident Response Team. Equipment used in this manner
will be repaired/replaced by the City of Orillia.
4.7 Title to Equipment —The County shall retain ownership of the County -owned Equipment at all
times. The City of Orillia shall return the Equipment to the County at the termination or
expiration of this Memorandum of Understanding, or at any other time, upon the request of the
County.
ARTICLE 5: TRAINING
5.1 The County shall assume annual costs for training and exercises described in Schedule "C"
hereto for all listed personnel of the HAZMAT Incident Response Team as set out in Schedule
"B" hereto, subject to the dollar amount limits approved by the County Council for such
purposes. Should the funds approved by County Council for training purposes be less than the
actual costs for training and exercise in any calendar year, the remaining unfunded costs are to
be shared on a pro rata basis by the City of Barrie and those Participating Communities whose
personnel receive such training in proportion to the number of personnel trained from each
such Party. The Training Sub -Committee of the County HAZMAT Working Group will arrange and
co-ordinate the scheduling of such training with third party vendors selected by the County, at
mutually agreeable times for all Parties.
5.2 Training Aids are to be considered a core component of technical training. The County of
Simcoe will bear the cost of training aids deemed by the Training Sub -Committee to be
necessary to carry out training of Hazmat personnel as identified within this agreement. It is
understood that as the Hazmat response program evolves, the need for training aids will also
evolve. Costs associated with their acquisition shall remain within the County of Simcoe's
Hazmat-related allocated budget. Training aids may be identified as equipment and/or
associated publications. All potential acquisitions shall be approved by the County of Simcoe's
Manager of 9-1-1 and Emergency Planning prior to purchase. All training equipment will be
incorporated into the annual inventory related to the Hazmat training trailer.
ARTICLE 6: PAYMENT
6.1 Payment of Costs —The Requesting Participating Community shall pay the City of Barrie and/or
the City of Orillia for all costs associated with the deployment of the Barrie Fire and Emergency
Service HAZMAT Team in response to a particular Hazmat incident, where the Hazmat Incident
Response Team has been requested to be used by, or within the geographical limits of, the
Requesting Participating Community.
6.2 No Liability— Neither the County nor the Requesting Participating Community shall be liable to
any other Party hereto for any costs incurred by the City of Barrie and/or the City of Orillia or
any other Party in connection with the HAZMAT Incident Response Team, except to the extent
expressly permitted herein or in any subsisting Mutual Aid Agreement between the parties
concerned. The County and Requesting Participating Community shall not be liable for any costs
incurred by the City of Barrie pursuant to this Agreement upon the expiration or earlier
termination of this Memorandum of Understanding. No Party shall be responsible for any delay
or failure to perform its obligations under this Memorandum of Understanding where such
delay or failure is due to causes or circumstances beyond its control
6.3 Restrictions on Compensation— The City of Barrie and the City of Orillia warrants it shall not
apply to, or receive monies from, the Requesting Participating Community for costs for which it
has already been, or will be reimbursed by another organization, including another government,
or agency thereof. The City of Barrie shall be liable to return to the Requesting Participating
Community any monies it receives from the Requesting Participating Community in
contravention of this section. This section shall survive the expiry or termination of this
Memorandum of Understanding.
6.4 Invoices — The City of Barrie and/or the City of Orillia shall issue an invoice to the Requesting
Participating Community as set out in Schedule "D" for authorized costs incurred by the City of
Barrie as part of the Hazmat Incident Response Team pursuant to this Memorandum of
Understanding. Such Invoice shall be issued within sixty (60) days from the date on which the
HAZMAT Incident Response Team ceases to be used in relation to an Incident, unless another
date is agreed to in writing by both parties. The City of Barrie shall supply the Requesting
Participating Community with reasonable documentation required by the Participating
Community in support of the invoice.
ARTICLE 7: TERM, TERMINATION AND AMENDMENTS
7.1 Term —This Memorandum of Understanding shall enter into force on the date first above
written and shall, subject to section 7.2 herein (Termination Clause), remain in effect until
December 31, 2022. Unless a Party gives written notice of termination to the other Parties at
least six (6) months prior to December 31, 2022, this Memorandum of Understanding shall be
automatically renewed for a five (5) year period on the same terms and conditions.
7.2 Termination clause —This Memorandum of Understanding may be terminated as it relates to
any Party hereto, at any time, upon such Party giving the other Parties six (6) months' written
notice.
7.3 Termination of this Memorandum of Understanding shall not relieve any Party, including the
Party invoking this termination clause, from any existing and outstanding obligation on its part
that was incurred pursuant to this Memorandum of Understanding prior to the date of
termination.
7.4 Amendments— Any changes to this Memorandum of Understanding and the current edition of
the HAZMAT Operating Manual, shall be in writing and shall be agreed to by the Parties before
taking effect.
ARTICLE 8: DISPUTE RESOLUTION
8.1 Dispute Resolution— Subject to Article 7 (Term, Termination and Amendments) herein, if any
dispute arises between the Parties as to their respective rights and obligations under this
Memorandum of Understanding, the representatives of the Parties named in section 2.1 herein
(Notice) shall attempt to settle the dispute within fourteen (14) business days of the dispute
arising. If the representatives of the disputing Parties are unable to resolve the dispute within
fourteen (14) business days, the dispute shall be referred to the Fire Chief of the City of Barrie,
Fire Chiefs) of any involved Participating Communities, and the Director and Chief of County of
Simcoe Paramedic Services or one or more of their delegates for resolution.
8.2 Arbitration - In the event that mediation is not successful at resolving any dispute arising
between the Parties with regard to this Memorandum of Understanding, then the dispute shall
be resolved by in accordance with the Arbitration Act, 1991 (Ontario).
Arbitration proceedings shall be commenced by any Party desiring arbitration (the "Initiating
Party") giving notice to one or more Party(ies) (the "Responding Party(ies)") specifying the matter
in dispute and requesting that it be arbitrated. The Parties concerned shall attempt to agree upon
an arbitration procedure. If the parties cannot agree upon an arbitration procedure, the Initiating
Party shall, by written notice to the Responding Party, designate an arbitrator. The Responding
Party shall, within fifteen (15) days thereafter, be entitled to appoint an arbitrator by written
notice to the Initiating Party, and the two (2) arbitrators so appointed shall meet and select a third
arbitrator acceptable to both of them. If the Responding Party fails to appoint an arbitrator within
the fifteen (15) day period, then the arbitration will proceed before the arbitrator appointed by
the Initiating Party who will act as a sole arbitrator. If the two (2) arbitrators so appointed are
unable to agree upon a third arbitrator, then the Initiating Party shall make an application to the
appropriate court pursuant to the Arbitration Act 1991 (Ontario) for the selection of a third
arbitrator, and the provisions of the Arbitration Act 1991 (Ontario) shall govern such selection.
The resulting arbitration panel shall thereupon proceed to hear the submissions of the Parties
concerned and shall render a decision within thirty (30) days after the appointment of the third
arbitrator, if applicable. The decision of a majority of the arbitration panel shall be deemed to be
the decision of the arbitration panel, and that decision shall be final and binding upon the parties
and not subject to appeal. The arbitration panel shall have the authority to assess the costs of the
arbitration panel against either or both of the parties; however, each Party concerned shall bear
its own witness and counsel fees.
ARTICLE 9: MEETINGS AND REPORTS
9.1 Annual Meeting —The representatives of the Parties (County HAZMAT Working Group) shall
meet at least once a year, or more frequently as they require, at a mutually agreed on location
to:
a) Review any use of the HAZMAT Incident Response Team;
b) Ensure that operating procedures, policies and strategies are current and consistent;
c) Review all reports provided by the City of Barrie under section 9.2 herein (Reports);
d) Discuss any amendments required to the HAZMAT Operating Manual; and
e) Anything else agreed upon by the Parties.
9.2 Reports —The City of Barrie shall be required to provide the County with a written report at
least once a year, or more frequently as the County requests containing:
a) By September 1 of each year, the Training Sub -Committee of the County HAZMAT Working
Group will provide an annual training plan for the following year to the County HAZMAT
Working Group
b) Training that the City of Barrie has provided to members of the HAZMAT Incident Response
Team;
c) An account of all occasions on which the HAZMAT Incident Response Team has been used;
d) Other events where there was use or reliance on the expertise or capability of the HAZMAT
Incident Response Team; or,
e) Anything else reasonably requested by the County.
ARTICLE 20: GENERAL
10.1 Records— Each Party shall keep and maintain all records, reports, invoices and other documents
relating to the use of the HAZMATTeam, the equipment, the training and all costs Incurred by
such Party under this Memorandum of Understanding, in a manner consistent with generally
accepted accounting principles and clerical practices, and shall maintain such records and keep
them available for review by the County and PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES and their agents for
a period in keeping with each community's own retention schedule from the date this
Memorandum of Understanding expires or is terminated. The County and PARTICIPATING
COMMUNITIES shall be able to inspect and to request a copy of any and all such records,
invoices or other documents, as the case may be, for any purpose including the completion of
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an audit, on providing five (5) business days' notice to the City of Barrie. This clause shall survive
the termination or expiry of this Memorandum of Understanding.
10.2 Confidential Information —The Parties agree that except where required by law, or for the
purpose of performing duties or obligations under this Memorandum of Understanding, no
Party shall directly or Indirectly disclose, destroy, exploit or use, either during or after the term
of this Memorandum of Understanding, any confidential information belonging to the other
Party, unless the other Parry has provided their written consent. The Parties further agree that
when this Memorandum of Understanding terminates or expires, they shall return all
confidential information belonging to any other Party.
10.3 Media— Each Party agrees that at no time shall it directly or indirectly communicate with the
media in relation to this Memorandum of Understanding or any monies provided under the
authority of this Memorandum of Understanding unless first providing written notice to the
other Parties. The Parties shall further not publicize or issue any publications related to this
Memorandum of Understanding unless they first notify the other party in writing.
10.4 No Waiver —The failure of the Parties to enforce at any time any of the provisions of this
Memorandum of Understanding or any of its rights in respect thereto or to insist upon strict
adherence to any term of this Memorandum of Understanding shall not be considered to be a
waiver of such provision, right or term or in any way affect the validity of this Memorandum of
Understanding.
ARTICLE 11: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The roles and responsibilities of each Party with respect to any Hazmat Incident in which they
are involved pursuant to this Memorandum of Understanding are outlined below:
11.1 Emergency Management Simcoe County
a) Lead and facilitate the County HAZMAT Working Group and the Training Sub -Committee to
foster the ongoing development of the team, consistent with evolving operational and
training needs
b) Coordinate post -Incident analysis and continuous improvement of the response capabilities
of the HAZMAT Incident Response Team
c) Provide operational policy development leadership and administration support
d) Provide Initial capital investment and provide ongoing financial support to maintain County -
owned HAZMAT equipment and to support annual training of Incident Response Team
members
e) Provide ongoing operational coordination of training, as required
f) Provide annual exercise development support
11.2 City of Barrie
a) Barrie Fire and Emergency Service (BFES), upon arrival at an incident will assume complete
control of the Hot Zones and Warm Zones at the scene. Entry to these zones will be at the
sole discretion of BFES. Each Party hereto shall ensure that none of its employees, agents,
representatives, or subcontractors, enters such zones without the approval of BFES upon
their arrival.
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12.3 Participating Community
a) Recognize the nature of the Incident at level pursuant to NFPA 1072 as determined by the
HAZMAT Working Group, take reasonable steps to identify the product involved, provide
initial isolation and protection of the site, consult CANUTEC, determine the need for the
Barrie Fire and Emergency Service HAZMATTeam, and if a need is identified, provide them
with appropriate information about the product and nature of the incident. To fulfill this
responsibility, participating communities will ensure that ALL firefighters in their employ will
be qualified to the current NFPA 1072 standards as confirmed by the HAZMAT Working
Group.
b) Provide an Incident Commander working within the Incident Command System to provide,
subject to Article 11.1 herein, overall command of the Incident, working jointly with the
Operations Sector Officer from the Barrie Fire and Emergency Service HAZMATTeam and
the on -scene commanders of other responding agencies
c) All responders on -scene will have NFPA 1072 awareness -level training and two of these will
provide administrative and operational support to the HAZMAT Incident Commander.
d) With the assistance of the County Fire Coordinator, muster the required number (standard
is ten) of NFPA 1072 operations -level personnel from among the Participating Communities,
with priority given to those Participating Communities within the appropriate zone(s), to
assist the Barrie Fire and Emergency Service HAZMAT Team with decontamination
processes;
e) Report incident to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment Spills Action Centre and, once
incident has been mitigated, arrange for clean-up of the contaminant(s) through
appropriate agencies; '
f) Each participating community must participate in annual training as set out by the HAZMAT
Working Group. Each participating community will make their training records available to
the HAZMAT Training Sub -Committee as requested.
11.4 County of Simcoe Paramedic Services
a) Responsible for responding to all potential or confirmed hazardous materials or HAZMAT
Incidents at a minimum NFPA 1072 awareness -level response. Recognize the nature of the
Incident and determine the medical needs and resources required. Coordinate these
requests at the Incident site and establish communications with area hospitals, health unit,
and other health agencies as required.
b) Subject to operational exigencies, provide HAZMAT-trained Paramedics as part of the
Incident Response Unit deployment to provide advanced hazardous materials life support
and medical oversight to patients and allied responders involved in the emergency. The
Incident Response Unit will consist of a minimum of two NFPA 1072 IFSAC certified
operations -level Paramedics.
c) Subject to operational exigencies, provide a minimum of one Platoon Supervisor to work
within the Incident Command System at the Unified Command Level with direct support
from one NFPA 1072 technician and Incident command -level Platoon Supervisor.
d) Provide medical pre -entry and post -entry assessments of emergency responders and other
workers required to don personal protective equipment and/or enter contaminated
environments. Recommendations based on these medical assessments will be made
through the Incident Command Structure.
e) Subject to operational exigencies, provide one hazmat-trained, NFPA 1072 operations -level
Paramedic to the Planning Section to perform Incident evaluation and research and in
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consultation with the local Medical Officer of Health, to determine and provide direction on
decontamination and patient management requirements to Incident Command.
f) Under the direction of the Incident Commander, NFPA 1072 operations -level Paramedics
will establish a Casualty Collection Point inside the Warm Zone to perform patient
stabilization and triage for patients requiring decontamination. County of Simcoe
Paramedic Services will utilize Ministry of wealth, Provincial Directives and the CBRNE
Emergency Health Response and Patient Care Guidelines for the County of Simcoe for
medical management of patients in HAZMAT Incidents or emergencies. See Figure i.
g) Provide post decontamination medical management and disposition of patients once
released to the Cold Zone.
h) On request from Incident Command, assist allied agencies where resources permit with
decontamination and hazardous materials management based on NFPA 1072 operations
level and NFPA 473 standards.
11,5 Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
a) Assess health effects of an agent on potentially contaminated individuals and first
responders, provide surveillance and case management for those exposed
b) Working with County of Simcoe Paramedic Services, determine need for and method of
decontamination of exposed individuals
c) Conduct on -going community surveillance and case management for potentially exposed
individuals
d) Assess and conduct environmental and public health risk assessments
e) Liaise with appropriate agencies for environmental surety
f) Restricted to Cold Zone operations
IN WITNESS WHEREOF each of the Parties hereto have executed the Memorandum of
Understanding effective as of the date first above written. This Memorandum of Understanding
may be executed in several counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an
original, and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument and
notwithstanding their date of execution shall be deemed to bear date as of the date first above
written. An executed copy of this Memorandum of Understanding may be delivered by any party
by facsimile.
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c) Conduct on -going community surveillance and case management for potentially exposed
individuals
d) Assess and conduct environmental and public health risk assessments
e) Liaise with appropriate agencies for environmental surety
f) Restricted to Cold Zone operations
IN WITNESS WHEREOF each of the Parties hereto have executed the Memorandum of
Understanding effective as of the date first above written. This Memorandum of Understanding
may be executed in several counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an
original, and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument and
notwithstanding their date of execution shall be deemed to bear date as of the date first above
written. An executed copy of this Memorandum of Understanding may be delivered by any party
by facsimile.
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