2021/04/28 Council Agenda Packet

LVirr TULALIPBAY liworf more than 200,000 facemasks since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak and the development of Spanish language public education materials and programs. The EFD works closely with its regional response partners and recent successes of this approach include the creation of the Snohomish County Fire Training Academy and Snohomish County Regional Training Consortium. After several devastating fires in the west end of the Tulalip Indian Reservation for which there was no fire department response, the Tulalip Bay Fire Department was established in 1958 as Snohomish County Fire District #15. Initial service was limited to fire suppression, automobile extrication, and performing CPR. The Department began providing EMS in 1975 and purchased its first dedicated EMS apparatus the following year. In 1992, the TBFD completed construction of its fire station which is located on Water Works Road near Marine Drive. The Tulalip Bay Fire Department currently staffs its one fire station (Station 60) on a 24 hours - per -day basis. Services provided continue to include EMS, which makes up nearly 80% of the responses, and fire suppression. Additional services provided by the agency that require specialized training, equipment, and/or apparatus include wildland firefighter and vehicle extrication. The Department maintains a water tender that is used to transport large amounts of water for firefighting operations in areas with no hydrants. TBFD provides water rescue services in conjunction with the Tulalip Tribal Police Department. With its adopted vision of becoming a high -reliability organization, the EFD is dedicated to finding new and better ways to deliver service. The TBFD has a similar mindset and together, both agencies understand that emerging technology often provides a path to improved service delivery. Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or "drones") are examples of a new technology that is already proving to be beneficial in many aspects of public safety operations. Many public safety agencies (including at least two in Snohomish County) have already adopted drones and incorporate this technology into their response plans. The EFD and TBFD have access to drone capabilities through existing mutual aid agreements, but the access to these resources is dependent on other agencies and timely arrival to an incident is not guaranteed. The Everett Fire Department and Tulalip Bay Fire Department are jointly submitting this application for funding in order to provide for a timely arrival of drones to incidents on land or water within each agency's jurisdiction. Both agencies anticipate working closely together to develop and implement UAS programs and this joint application is reflective of a strengthening relationship between the two agencies. This project provides opportunity for the agencies to train together and provide redundancy when equipment is being serviced or when multiple incidents are occurring. Anticipated uses for drones in the EFD and TBFD include: - Search and rescue (in both land -based and marine incidents); - Initial and ongoing situational awareness at fire incidents; - Overhead scene lighting for incidents;