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THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this ___ day of ______ , 2017,
by and between the COUNTY OF FRESNO, a Political Subdivision of the State of California,
hereinafter referred to as "COUNTY,'' and K.W.P.H. ENTERPRISES, doing business as
AMERICAN AMBULANCE, a California Corporation, whose address is 2911 East Tulare
Street, Fresno, California 93721, hereinafter referred to as "CONTRACTOR."
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, COUNTY's Emergency Medical Services ("EMS") Communications
Center is staffed and operated by CONTRACTOR through that certain Emergency Medical
Services Provider Agreement for Emergency Ambulance Service and Advanced Life Support
(Paramedic) Ambulance Service dated May 16, 2017 (COUNTY Agreement No. 17-218 , the
"EMS PROVIDER Agreement"), by and between COUNTY and PROVIDER; and
WHEREAS, the City of Selma ('"CITY") receives calls requesting both fire suppression
services and EMS and transfers these calls to COUNTY's EMS Communications Center for
dispatching the appropriate emergency vehicles; and
WHEREAS, CITY's FIRE Department ("'FIRE") desires to receive dispatching services
for fire suppression calls, which may include dispatching of non-transport first responder
services, (collectively, '"FIRE Dispatching Services") from COUNTY's EMS Communications
Center; and
20 WHEREAS, CONTRACTOR desires to provide dispatching services for CITY; and
21 WHEREAS, it is to the mutual benefit and in the best interest of the CITY and
22 COUNTY, and the parties hereto, to combine EMS dispatching services and FIRE Dispatching
23 Services for the purpose of providing improved services to the public; and
24 WHEREAS, it is a goal of COUNTY and CITY to consolidate dispatching services in
25 Fresno County; and
26 WHEREAS, it has been determined by CITY and COUNTY that there is a need to
27 provide EMS dispatching services and FIRE Dispatching Services through a centralized and
28 combined effort by COUNTY's EMS Communications Center and FIRE; and
COUNTY OF FRESNO
Fresno, California