Chapter 1.45
USE OF FIRE APPARATUS OUTSIDE CITY

Sections:

1.45.010    Authority of city manager.

1.45.020    Mutual aid agreements.

1.45.010 Authority of city manager.

The city manager of the city of Yakima, acting by and through the chief of the fire department, is hereby authorized to dispatch and use the fire apparatus and equipment of the city of Yakima, together with the fire department personnel operating the same, outside of the corporate limits of the city of Yakima for the purpose of rendering assistance to neighboring communities and areas in the event of a threatening conflagration or other dire emergency. Under no circumstances shall such fire apparatus and equipment be dispatched outside of the city of Yakima to such an extent as to deplete existing available equipment or leave the city of Yakima without adequate fire protection. (Ord. 303 § 1, 1961).

1.45.020 Mutual aid agreements.

The city manager and the city clerk of the city of Yakima are hereby authorized and directed to execute on the behalf of the city of Yakima such mutual aid agreements with adjoining communities or areas maintaining and operating fire apparatus and equipment or with the Central Washington Firemen’s Association as may be necessary or desirable to effectuate the orderly dispatch of the city of Yakima fire apparatus and equipment outside of the city and the reciprocal dispatching of other apparatus and equipment into the city. (Ord. 303 § 2, 1961).