Fire Dispatch Clause Samples

Fire Dispatch. 1. Contractor shall be capable of and willing to provide fire service dispatch and shall negotiate in good faith with fire service organizations in San ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County regarding provision of dispatch services to these organizations. 2. If Contractor enters into an agreement with fire protection districts and/or city fire departments in San ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County for the provision of dispatch services, the following shall apply: a. Contractor shall have a CAD system that is capable of tracking and dispatching fire resources. b. Contractor shall maintain a FTE staff person appropriately certified and qualified to perform and serve as a fire dispatch quality improvement coordinator in order to enhance the provision of fire dispatch services. c. Contractor shall utilize the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch’s fire dispatch protocol reference system. d. Contractor’s dispatch center shall maintain, at a minimum compliance, with ISO Class II communication standards. 3. Contractor shall provide fire dispatch services and Contractor’s dispatch center shall maintain accreditation as a center of excellence by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch for fire dispatch during the entire term of this Agreement. a. The current rates charged to the fire protection district and/or city fire department for dispatch services are $26.00 per call for non-medical calls and $13.00 per call for medical calls where an ambulance is also dispatched by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s dispatch center. b. After May 1, 2017, the above rates may be increased annually by an amount not to exceed a 50-50 weighting of the most current U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA medical care and transportation indices. c. Any fees, rates or other charges for dispatch services in addition to the annual increases referenced in the paragraph above, or additional communications equipment or frequencies shall be mutually agreed upon by Contractor and the individual fire protection district and must be communicated to County.