CCR2021088-TC Rescue Agreement (2)AGREEMENT FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES
FOR JANUARY 1, 2022 TO DECEMBER 31, 2023
1. Tess Corners Volunteer Fire Department, hereinafter referred to as TC Rescue, hereby
agrees to provide ambulance rescue services, in the common meaning of those words,
to the entire City of Muskego, hereinafter referred to as the City, whenever called upon
to do so for the duration of this agreement.
a. TC Rescue shall supply ambulance vehicles, together with the necessary manpower
to utilize said equipment and agrees to maintain locations within the City to house
said vehicles and other necessary rescue apparatus.
b. TC Rescue shall promptly respond, upon being notified by the City’s designated
Dispatcher, to any location within the City’s corporate limits, with the necessary
ambulance apparatus as well as sufficient manpower to operate said apparatus, to
render emergency medical services at the scene of such emergency.
c. Rescue services shall include both emergency medical care on the scene of an
emergency, rendered by two (2) State certified emergency medical technicians as
well as transportation by ambulance to a medical facility by two (2) EMT’s or other
qualified state licensed parties. Rescue services shall be provided but are not limited
to instances involving trauma, medical emergencies, automobile accidents and water
and ice rescue operations. Rescue services shall not include emergency response to
incidents involving known “hazardous materials” as that term is commonly used in
the fire service unless such personnel are qualified.
d. Services shall also include mutual aid response by fire departments or ambulance
services from surrounding communities to assist TC Rescue should TC Rescue
request aid from such departments. The need for such response shall be in the sole
discretion of the TC Rescue official in charge at the time of call. There shall be no
additional charge to the City for mutual aid response.
2. TC Rescue agrees to provide State certified Basic level EMT’s on each of its ambulance
calls and further agrees to provide at least one (1) State certified EMT Intermediate or
higher on every first call.
3. TC Rescue shall obtain and maintain in full force and effect during the term of this
contract and pay the premium thereon for the following policies of insurance. TC Rescue
further agrees to secure vehicle, liability, property damage, and errors and omissions
insurance for any and all actions of the said EMT’s, officers, and department as a whole.
a. Workers Compensation policy.
b. Commercial General Liability policy with a combined single lim it of not less than
$2,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage.
c. Automobile Liability policy for all vehicles with a combined single limit of not less
than $2,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage.
d. Medical Malpractice policy for the rescue and ambulance services provided for in
this agreement with a limit of not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence.
e. A Certificate of Insurance shall be provided to the City evidencing that the above
requirements have been met. In addition, TC Rescue shall provide the following
written Endorsements to its insurance policies:
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1) Naming the City as an additional insured
2) Waiver of subrogation
3) Primary and noncontributory insurance
4) 30 day notice of cancellation
f. Memorandum copies of the insurance policies shall be provided to the City upon
request.
4. TC Rescue agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City of Muskego, its
elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, representatives and
volunteers, and each of them, from and against any and all claims, demands, damages,
suits, and actions, including attorney’s fees, caused by reason of any act, omission,
fault, or negligence, whether active or passive, of TC Rescue or of anyone acting under
its direction or control or on its behalf. The obligation to indemnify, defend, and hold
harmless the City of Muskego, shall be applicable unless liability results from the sole
negligence of the City of Muskego, its elected and appointed officials, office rs,
employees, agents, representatives and volunteers.
5. TC Rescue will be responsible for any and all billings in regards to patient transports.
6. This contract shall be in full force and effect starting on January 1, 2022 and ending on
December 31, 2023.
7. TC Rescue shall keep an accurate and full report on all rescue calls made, and submit
the report quarterly.
a. This report shall list all individual calls for service.
b. This report shall include response zone and overall response time calculated from
time of page for rescue response to first responder and ambulance arrival. The times
listed shall be in detail to the minute.
8. Each party agrees to provide notice to the other party at least (60) days prior to the
expiration of this agreement if any contract terms are to be different as described herein
for any subsequent contract term.
CITY OF MUSKEGO TESS CORNERS VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT
Dated __________________, 2021 Dated __________________, 2021
Mayor Rick Petfalski President
Clerk-Treasurer Sharon Mueller Secretary