Responding Department definition

Responding Department means a Participating Fire Department that deploys one or more FCHIRT Technicians or Equipment in response to a Request for Assistance.

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Responding Department is the police department that responds to the Requesting Department to provide assistance with alternate or additional law enforcement response or services.

Responding Department means the Department providing resources in response to a request for Assistance from another Department and includes, in the case of Automatic Aid, a Department which is responding into another Department’s jurisdiction under an Automatic Aid callout;

Examples of Responding Department in a sentence

• The Responding Department shall not bill the Requesting Department for any regular or “on duty” time spent on the investigation or routine use of equipment.

• The report shall be maintained by the Responding Department in accordance with its standard policies and practices.

• This does not preclude the Responding Department from seeking additional assistance from the Requesting Department for follow-up work.

• The Responding Department bears no financial liability for fees associated with the keeping and/ or testing of evidence associated with the investigation.

• Should the Responding Department cause damage to the Requesting Department’s equipment while such equipment is in the custody and control of the Responding Department, normal wear and tear excepted, the Responding Department shall repair or replace the Requesting Department’s equipment as soon as practicable and at no cost to the Requesting Department.

• As soon as officers are free to respond from the Responding Department, the officer or the Communications Center will notify the Requesting Department and determine if assistance is still needed.

• The Requesting Department is responsible for payment of any overtime wages or non-routine expenses of the Responding Department that are deemed necessary to perform the requested investigation.

• The Requesting Department shall provide its written policy regarding the investigation of officer-involved deaths as well as any other pertinent policy to the Responding Department.

• The Responding Department may obtain reimbursement for the consumables used by providing a notice in writing (the “Reimbursement Notice”) to the Requesting Department, specifying the Incident, the consumables used (including the quantity), and the actual cost of replacement (without any mark-up for administration or overhead).

• If the Requesting OIC requests that a senior officer of a Responding Department assume command, then the Requesting OIC shall not be relieved of responsibility for operations at the scene.

More Definitions of Responding Department

Responding Department means the Department providing resources in response to a request for Assistance from the other Department and includes, in the case of Automatic Aid, the Department which is responding into the other Department’s jurisdiction under an Automatic Aid callout;

Responding Department means a Fire Department responding to an Automatic Aid activation for another Fire Department’s Fire Service Area;

Responding Department means a department that provides back up or aid pursuant to this agreement.