REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 13, 2022
FROM
DAN MUNSEY, Fire Chief/Fire Warden, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement with the United States Forest Service, San Bernardino National Forest
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Acting as the governing body of the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, approve Amendment No. 1 to Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement No. 21-747 with the United States Forest Service, San Bernardino National Forest to provide for reciprocal fire protection, including mutual aid, reimbursable assistance, and coordination for the prevention, detection, management, and suppression of wildland fires on property within the protection areas or jurisdiction of the parties, which updates the contact information, amends Section IV.B. concerning reciprocal (mutual aid) fire protection requirements, adds a Direct Protection Areas Map, and reduces the term, such that the contract term is from October 5, 2021, through December 31, 2024.
(Presenter: Dan Munsey, Fire Chief/Fire Warden, 387-5779)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this amendment will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). In accordance with this Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District (SBCFPD) and the United States (U.S.) Forest Service, San Bernardino National Forest (U.S. Forest Service) will provide the services on a contractual basis. On multi-jurisdictional incidents and incidents that threaten or burn across protection boundari...
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