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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />FEBRUARY 21, 2012 <br />TITLE: <br />OUTSOURCING FIRE AND EMERGENCY <br />MEDICAL SERVICES <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 15f Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with the Orange <br />County Fire Authority for the purposes of outsourcing fire and emergency medical services effective <br />April 20, 2012 for an eight -year term with renewal options, subject to non - substantive changes <br />approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) is one of the largest regional fire service providers in <br />California. The Authority responds to over 87,000 emergency incidents throughout its fire protection <br />area. The OCFA currently serves 1.4 million residents in an area of 550 square miles. The service <br />area consists of 23 jurisdictions including the unincorporated county and 22 member cities with real <br />property having an assessed valuation in excess of $213 billion dollars. OCFA is one of 12 fire <br />agencies that are accredited by the Commission of Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) in <br />California. This accreditation establishes high performance standards that its members must comply <br />with, thereby ensuring the highest level of fire protection. <br />The principle benefits of a regional system are reduced costs, increased effectiveness, and a larger <br />depth of resources such as hazmat, swift water, urban search and rescue, and rotor and fixed wing <br />aircraft. This agreement represents the following scope of services: all emergency fire, and <br />emergency medical services, Fire Investigation, Training, Hazardous Materials response, Urban <br />Search and Rescue response, Fire Prevention, Communications and Dispatch services, Information <br />Technology services, facility and apparatus maintenance and administrative support by OFCA. <br />The level of service provided to the City will be the same as the general level of similar services <br />provided by OCFA elsewhere within its boundaries. Service criteria specific to Santa Ana are set forth <br />in the proposed agreement. Any changes to such levels and method of service shall be agreed upon <br />by the Board of Directors of the OCFA and the City. <br />60C -1 <br />